2017 Turin stampede

Location of Turin in Italy
Date	3 June 2017 ; 6 years ago  ( 2017-06-03 )
Time	10:30 p.m.
Location	Turin , Italy
Cause	Robbery attempt and bomb scare
Deaths	3 [1]
Non-fatal injuries	1,672 [1]

The 2017 Turin stampede ( Italian : Tragedia di Piazza San Carlo ) occurred on 3 June 2017 when panic emerged in the Piazza San Carlo after a robbery attempt during a screening of the UEFA Champions League Final in Turin , Italy between local team Juventus and Real Madrid . Three people died as a result of the incident, and at least 1,672 people were injured.

Stampede [ edit ]

The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time, about 10 minutes before the end of the match, when panic erupted among those at Piazza San Carlo , leading to a stampede. During the panic, a railing of stairs leading to an underground parking garage gave way, causing additional injuries.

Although the panic was initially thought to be caused by the noise of firecrackers , it was later determined to be caused by a robbery attempt of shooting pepper spray into the crowd to steal valuables among the public, ^[2] and someone shouting that a bomb had gone off may have fueled the panic. ^[3]

Casualties [ edit ]

At least 1,672 people were injured, including seven who were seriously injured. ^{[1] [4] [5]} On 15 June, less than two weeks after the stampede, a 38-year-old woman, Erika Pioletti, died in hospital of her sustained injuries. ^{[6] [7]} Another woman, Marisa Amato, became tetraplegic and eventually died in hospital on 25 January 2019. ^{[8] [9]} A man, Anthony Bucci, died on 31 January 2020, in hospital after two years of battling with an amputated foot. ^[10]

Investigation [ edit ]

In November 2017, the Prosecutor Office of Turin started a formal investigation involving around twenty suspects, included the mayor Chiara Appendino and the police chief Angelo Sanna. ^[11]

On 13 April 2018, eight people were arrested on charges of triggering mass panic to commit a robbery using pepper spray. One of them confessed the crime. The suspects were identified by telephone interceptions, in one of which a gold necklace stolen in the event was mentioned. ^[12]

On 17 May 2019, Sohaib Bouimadaghen, Hamza Belghazi and Mohammed Machmachi were sentenced to 10 years, 4 months and 20 days in prison, and Aymene El Sahibi to 10 years, 3 months and 24 days in prison. ^[1]

Reactions [ edit ]

Some older Juventus fans said the stampede had evoked painful memories of the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, when 39 people, mostly Italians and Juventus supporters, were crushed against a collapsing wall by British hooligans in Brussels , Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between Juventus and Liverpool . ^[3]

On 14 May 2019, the two first victims of the tragedy were commemorated with a plaque in the square. ^[13]

References [ edit ]

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