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International · Sicily

Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily

69% Center coverage: 13 sources

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat. The dead animals were discovered on the property of a building contractor in the town of Altofonte, near Palermo, police told CNN. The gruesome scene was reminiscent of the 1972 film “The Godfather” where a character wakes up to f…See the Story

Europe · Trapani

Trapani, prison police investigated for torture and abuse of authority against prisoners: 11 arrests and 14 suspensions

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The investigations started in 2021 after the complaint of some inmates from the Pietro Cerulli prison: the abuses allegedly occurred in rooms initially without cameras: installed, they would have revealed the violence. 14 policemen were suspendedSee the Story

Messina · Messina

Suspicious deaths at the Papardo Hospital in Messina: two operating rooms in the Cardiac Surgery Department seized

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

At least six episodes of suspected deaths and other possible similar cases. Two operating rooms at the Papardo Hospital in Messina have been seized. The police of the NAS of Catania and the Messina Centro company executed the decree issued by the Court at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which concerned two rooms of the Cardiosurgery Department. The investigations started after the lawsuits filed, starting last September, by the fa…See the Story

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