<figure id="attachment_3287548" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3287548" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3287548 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fd49e6cf-afp__20250822__724c9bv__v1__midres__italyhealthweather_cropped_1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3287548" class="wp-caption-text">Two-year-old Domenico had been on life support for weeks at a hospital in Naples in a case that has made headlines in Italy. (AFP pic)</figcaption></figure>
ROME: An Italian toddler who received a faulty heart transplant died today, in a case that has caused outrage in Italy over alleged medical malpractice.
The two-year-old had received a transplant in December, reportedly with a heart that was damaged during transit by coming into direct contact with dry ice.
Prosecutors are investigating six medical staff.
&#8220;It&#8217;s over. Domenico&#8217;s gone,&#8221; the two-year-old&#8217;s mother Patrizia Mercolino told Italian media.
She said a foundation would be opened in his name.
Her son had been on life support for weeks at a hospital in Naples in a case that has made headlines in Italy.
The donor heart was reportedly transported from Bolzano in northern Italy to Naples &#8211; 800km away &#8211; in an unsuitable container without a thermometer that could have signalled the excessively low temperature.
Health minister Orazio Schillaci said in a statement quoted by Italian media that Domenico&#8217;s case had &#8220;moved the whole of Italy&#8221;.
Schillaci earlier spoke of his concern that organ donations could decrease as a result of the case, and called for &#8220;clarity&#8221; to ensure continued trust in the country&#8217;s medical services.

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Toddler with faulty transplant that shocked Italy dies

The two-year-old received a transplant with a heart reportedly damaged during transit after coming into direct contact with dry ice.

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