Erika Malandra It was just an inspection. A small thing, in theory. But for a 68-year-old woman it turned into a nightmareIt happened on May 30th, in a villa in construction in the Barona district, Milan. She and her husband were there to check out their newly purchased home. Two floors, work in progress, the future in their hands.
And instead.
Milan, shocking inspection: elevator collapsed in villa
THElift is not precipitate it hadn't even been assembled yet. There was only the space, a vertical hole in the middle of the concrete and the fresh walls. The woman – perhaps distracted, perhaps confused – put a foot beyond that threshold. She fell on her back, down, for three meters. A thud. The screams. Then silence.. The construction site manager decided to load her into the car. To take her to San Paolo. But there he told another story: “I found her on the street, perhaps hit by a hit-and-run driver.” Lie. Even her husband, who arrived later, did not deny the version. Fear of losing the house? Of blocking the construction site? Of being seized? At the moment we don’t know.
Milan, elevator crash: woman risks paralysis, investigation underway
Meanwhile, she, the woman, was struggling with terrible pain. In her back, in her body. Neurosurgery, urgent intervention at the San Carlo in Milan. The injuries threaten to leave her paralyzed. Meanwhile, the truth has come out. With difficulty. The husband gave in. He told the police officers of the Flying Squad what happened. Prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis has started investigations. No suspects yet. The company claims that the house had already been delivered. But a question remains in the air. One that does not make noise, but weighs: could it have been avoided?