Unidentified man, S. Maria Capua Vetere (Caserta), 31/12/2012

Data shown in the record

Date of recovery: 31/12/2012
Case file number: 861
Place of recovery: Emergency room waiting area, Melorio hospital
Municipality: S. Maria Capua Vetere
Province: Caserta
Region: Campania
Sex: Male
Estimated age: between 50 and 60 years
Height: 167 cm
Biogeographic ancestry: Caucasian Previous version of the register: Caucasoide
Hair colour: Blond
Eye colour: Blue
Distinguishing marks: Amputation of the phalanx of the index finger, right hand
Clothing: Jeans, black sweater, black ankle boots, under the jeans a camouflage tracksuit, dark jacket and black wool beanie, brand "D&G"
Presumed cause of death: freezing Not present in the official register; added from a press source cited below.
Further information: Eastern European origin, thin build.

What emerges when the official register data are compared with the press sources collected below.

The article places the death on the bench outside the hospital, not in the emergency room waiting area as given in the record; same hospital and comune.

Clochard muore per il freddo sulla panchina fuori all'ospedale

la Repubblica (ed. Napoli), 2 January 2013

Article summary: The man, homeless, died from the cold near Melorio Hospital; the article places the death on a bench outside the building, while the record lists the emergency room waiting area of the same hospital. The full text is available only in the publisher's paid archive.