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Prosecutors release dossier detailing how Costa Concordia victims died | Prosecutors release dossier detailing how Costa Concordia victims died |
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The youngest victim of the Costa Concordia sinking died shortly after being told there was no space for her or her father in a lifeboat, Italian prosecutors have said. | The youngest victim of the Costa Concordia sinking died shortly after being told there was no space for her or her father in a lifeboat, Italian prosecutors have said. |
Five-year-old Dayana Arlotti and her father Williams Arlotti were two of the 32 people who lost their lives when the cruise liner crashed into rocks off the island of Giglio in January last year. | Five-year-old Dayana Arlotti and her father Williams Arlotti were two of the 32 people who lost their lives when the cruise liner crashed into rocks off the island of Giglio in January last year. |
In a 60-page dossier detailing how the victims died, prosecutors in the Italian town of Grosseto called for the captain of the Concordia, Francesco Schettino, to face trial on charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. | In a 60-page dossier detailing how the victims died, prosecutors in the Italian town of Grosseto called for the captain of the Concordia, Francesco Schettino, to face trial on charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. |
They documented how Dayana and her father had tried and failed to find seats in a lifeboat on the port side of deck number four, and had been directed by staff to the starboard side instead. On the way over, though, Dayana fell into a flooded area and drowned. | They documented how Dayana and her father had tried and failed to find seats in a lifeboat on the port side of deck number four, and had been directed by staff to the starboard side instead. On the way over, though, Dayana fell into a flooded area and drowned. |
Giuseppe Girolamo, a musician who had been working on the ship, gave up his seat in a lifeboat for someone else, only to die himself when he fell into the water. | Giuseppe Girolamo, a musician who had been working on the ship, gave up his seat in a lifeboat for someone else, only to die himself when he fell into the water. |
Maria D'Introno, another passenger, did manage to find a place on a lifeboat but had to go back on board when it failed to launch, said prosecutors. She subsequently died when she jumped from the boat; the report said that, while she was still wearing a life jacket, she was unable to swim. | Maria D'Introno, another passenger, did manage to find a place on a lifeboat but had to go back on board when it failed to launch, said prosecutors. She subsequently died when she jumped from the boat; the report said that, while she was still wearing a life jacket, she was unable to swim. |
The court documents also listed 157 people – passengers and crew – who are have suffered from physical or psychological damage as a result of the disaster. They included Mandy and John Rodford, from Rochester in Kent, who were celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary on the cruise ship. They are both listed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. | The court documents also listed 157 people – passengers and crew – who are have suffered from physical or psychological damage as a result of the disaster. They included Mandy and John Rodford, from Rochester in Kent, who were celebrating their fourth wedding anniversary on the cruise ship. They are both listed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. |
An investigating judge is expected to announce within weeks that 52-year-old Schettino and several other people, including representatives of Costa Crociere, the company that owned the Concordia, should stand trial. | An investigating judge is expected to announce within weeks that 52-year-old Schettino and several other people, including representatives of Costa Crociere, the company that owned the Concordia, should stand trial. |
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