There are two doctors, one in Veneto, the other in Emilia Romagna, whom the Nas have targeted in the investigation into the death of Michele Merlo , the singer former competitor of "XFactor" and "Amici" from Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) died at the age of 28 last June 6 in Bologna, from cerebral ischemia caused by fulminant leukemia. This is what emerges from the papers in the proceedings of the investigation by the Vicenza Public Prosecutor's Office, which is approaching the date of the evidentiary incident, which will take place on 2 March, to allow the defense consultants too - there is only one suspect , the doctor base Pantaleo Vitaliano, who visited the young singer in his studio in Rosà on May 26, 2021 - to re-discuss the conclusions of the appraisal initially ordered by the Bologna Public Prosecutor's Office.

In addition to the doctor of Rosà - reports the local press - according to the Nas "evident responsibilities emerge" also against another Bolognese doctor, who visited Merlo on 2 June in the Continuity of care clinic in Vergato (the young man was a guest of his girlfriend in Emilia in those days) diagnosing him with tonsillitis.

According to the carabinieri, the two doctors "superficially treating the symptoms suggestive of leukemia, delayed the diagnosis, compromising the outcome of the treatments". However, they write, "no therapy administered on June 2 would have prevented death." This is why Vergato's doctor was not investigated.

As for Rosà's doctor, Merlo showed up for the first and only time in the office on May 26, with a large bruise on a thigh, treated by the professional as a muscle tear. But he did not return to the next check set on May 31st.

For Azienda Zero, the top structure of Veneto healthcare, there would have been no negligent behavior on the part of the general practitioner, nor on the part of the Cittadella Emergency Department, where the young man had presented himself on 26 May, and was invited to wait. "With white code".