Mario Siffu, the 32-year-old from Porto Torres, died of sepsis following intestinal obstruction (fecal impaction) on Tuesday, March 24, following unsuccessful surgery. The first confirmations come from the autopsy, performed this morning by coroner Francesco Lubinu at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Sassari, in the presence of expert witness Salvatore Demontis, appointed by the family through their lawyer, Giuseppe Onorato.
The public prosecutor, Paolo Piras, who is leading the investigation, will draw his conclusions based on the expert report once the information needed to clarify the circumstances of the case is submitted by the end of May. The 32-year-old, detained in Bancali prison for approximately six months, had been complaining of severe abdominal pain for months, which he had also felt the night before being admitted. Siffu had been ill on Sunday, March 22nd, at 3:00 a.m., but was transferred to the emergency room of the Santissima Annunziata hospital only at 7:00 p.m. the following Monday, more than 15 hours later.
On the morning of March 24th, he ended up in the intensive care unit after a desperate surgical procedure. He died around 3:00 PM that afternoon. His parents, Cinzia and Giuseppe, had been alerted that morning at noon and are now demanding justice. They were interviewed by the NAS (National Anti-Mafia Unit), which is continuing its investigation to determine whether clinical and diagnostic tests were performed on Siffu's health. Having completed his sentence, he was preparing to be released from prison on March 26th.
