The parents of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly killed a Prada manager by throwing a statue from a building in Italy are facing manslaughter charges. Italian prosecutors argue that the parents should have supervised the boy, which they claim would have prevented the death of tourist Chiara Jaconis in September 2024, according to an Italian outlet report on Tuesday, April 21.
Incident Details
Jaconis, 30, was struck by a 4.4-pound onyx statuette while walking with her boyfriend Livio Rousseau down the Spanish Quarters in Naples on Sept. 15, 2024. She suffered severe brain injuries and later died in the hospital. The boy, described by prosecutors as problematic, was cleared by an Italian juvenile court due to his age. In Italy, children under 14 cannot be held criminally liable.
Legal Proceedings
Attention has now turned to the parents, who strongly deny any wrongdoing. They argue that the statuette was not their property, and their lawyer claims they have no case to answer. A hearing on June 26 will determine whether the parents should face trial. Jaconis, originally from Padua but working in Paris, was celebrating her 30th birthday in Naples at the time of the incident.
Chilling surveillance footage captured the moments before the tragedy, showing Jaconis walking slightly ahead of Rousseau when the statue hit her. Rousseau yelled out her name and cried for help. Jaconis had worked for Prada since October 2022, managing 15 stores across France, Monaco, and Belgium. She previously worked for L'Oreal, Givenchy, and Christian Louboutin in Paris, and earlier at Disneyland Paris as a sales assistant.
