Parents of boy, 13, who allegedly killed tourist Chiara Jaconis with statue he tossed from Italy balcony facing manslaughter charges

The parents of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly killed a Prada manager when he tossed a statuette off a building in Italy are facing manslaughter charges, according to a report.

Italian prosecutors say the parents “should have supervised the boy,” which they claim would’ve avoided tourist Chiara Jaconis’ death in September 2024, Italian outlet Today reported on Tuesday.

Jaconis, 30, was struck by a 4.4-pound onyx statuette when she and her boyfriend Livio Rousseau were wheeling their luggage down the Spanish Quarters in Naples on Sept. 15

She suffered severe brain injuries before she died in the hospital.

The boy, who prosecutors described as “problematic,” was cleared by an Italian juvenile court – with attention now turning to his parents. In Italy, children under 14 cannot be held criminally liable.