'Suspicions confirmed' - teen's mom after boyfriend's arrest

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 29 - The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died on October 25 after allegedly falling from the eighth floor of her apartment building in Piacenza was "relieved" to hear her boyfriend, aged 15, had been arrested on Monday afternoon in connection with her death, the family's attorney Lorenza Dordoni said on Tuesday.
    In recent days the 22-year-old sister of the victim, Aurora, said on social media she did not believe her sister had committed suicide or had fallen from the balcony in an accident.
    "The mother cried and said she considers her suspicions to be confirmed now", said Dordoni after the teen's arrest.
    Autopsy results are expected in the coming days but an external examination of the teen's body revealed an important head injury which will be analysed by forensic experts to determine whether it is compatible with the impact of a fall or whether it could have been determined by other causes, like a previous trauma, investigative sources said. The exam was carried out on Monday afternoon in Pavia by a pathologist appointed by Bologna juvenile prosecutor Giovanni Cecchetto who has ordered other tests, including a CT scan and genetic tests.
    Meanwhile investigative sources and press reports said eye witnesses, including a teen girl, had reportedly contacted Autora's family saying they had seen her being abused by her boyfriend prior to her death.
    In one instance, a witness said she saw the girl on October 4 being shoved by a boy, later identifying her as the victim, while Rome daily Repubblica reported that a video was filmed showing the 15-year-old boyfriend hitting Aurora. (ANSA).