Riccardo Magherini, died of asphyxia and cocaine. Manslaughter … – The Daily

Riccardo Magherini, died of asphyxia and cocaine. Manslaughter … – The Daily

Cocaine and asphyxiation. These are the causes that led to the death of Riccardo Magherini , the 40-year old died on the night between 2:03 last March during an arrest of the police in Florence. The massive intake of cocaine and asphyxiation, the latter, also the way in which operated the military were fatal to humans. And ‘what is apparent from the notice closing surveys which then transposes the findings of the technical advice filed during the investigation.

As is apparent from measure, the manner in which Magherini was immobilized and handcuffed by the military were imprudent and different to a directive of the General Command of the Force. Remain under investigation seven , including four soldiers. For all the charge is manslaughter . At first, following a complaint lodged by relatives of Magherini, the police were accused of manslaughter . In addition to their health are three suspects. To which is criticized for not having correctly assessed the situation and not intervening to limit the effects of asphyxiation. The act does not provide for the position of four other people, called into question during the investigation: are health intervened with a second ambulance or that night were at work in the middle of the 118.

On the night of March 2 and 3, the police were called shortly after midnight in Borgo San Frediano where, according to initial reports, a shirtless man was in obvious confusion. To secure the military’s first patrol called reinforcements and the 118 Despite the arrival of volunteers, according to a statement from the lawyers of the family of Magherini, the military prevented relief to the 40-year old, pinned to the ground and handcuffed, until ‘doctor’s arrival. Magherini while trying to free himself from the grasp of the police, said the expertise of forensic filed in mid-September, the man would have been struck down by a respiratory depression which led him to a cardiac arrest. The asphyxiation, according to experts, could have been avoided if the man had been lifted, or at least in a different position from a prone position in which he was forced by the military that did not respect “international signs.”

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