A 15-year-old boy admits pushing his 13-year-old ex-girlfriend off a seventh-floor balcony in Piacenza, Italy, according to reports from multiple outlets. The boy made the admission after a period in which he previously denied involvement and claimed, for months, that the death was a result of her taking her own life. The accounts say he later changed his position and acknowledged he pushed her, leading to her fatal fall.
One report states the boy was 16 at the time he was sentenced, and that he delivers his admission from a juvenile prison. Another report says the admission is made during a court appearance via video link. Together, the sources describe a case involving a teenage girl’s death following a fall from a high-rise residence, and a subsequent investigation and legal proceedings in which the boy’s explanation has shifted from self-harm to a direct admission of causing her death.
The reports focus on the admission, the ages involved, the location and height of the fall, and the fact that the confession follows earlier denials.
