Giovanna Pedretti had confirmed to the police the contents of the shocking review of a customer who had panned the restaurant on Google because it had been placed next to a table with gays and disabled people.
The restaurateur, who took her own life after the controversy over the alleged falsification of the homophobic and ableist review, was summoned to the barracks in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano by the police, who were investigating that review, hypothesizing the crime of "propaganda and incitement to commit crime for reasons of racial, ethnic and religious discrimination" .
On the afternoon of Saturday 13 January Giovanna Pedretti was heard as a person informed about the facts and a potential victim of the affair : an interview lasting a few minutes, the police report, in which the woman confirmed the content of the review but was unable to provide details on the identity of the customer .
The next morning the woman was found lifeless in Lambro , after having cut her wrists.
Meanwhile today at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Pavia an autopsy is taking place on the restaurateur's body. The cadaveric inspection has highlighted wounds not only to the wrists and an arm, but also to a leg and the neck.
The exact cause of death remains to be established with the autopsy: whether due to injuries, drowning or frostbite due to the freezing waters.
In the town, where journalists are poorly tolerated, there is no desire to celebrate the anniversary of the patron saint, Sant'Antonio .
Meanwhile, the Lodi Prosecutor's Office has opened a case without any suspects for incitement to suicide , the investigators want to clarify whether social hatred influenced the extreme gesture. In particular, we try to trace the identity of the PC or smartphone from which the review was made . Giovanna Pedretti responded to the customer, gaining popularity that lasted a few days. Because then the controversies started, the accusations of a falsification to gain publicity. And maybe she couldn't handle it.
(Unioneonline/L)