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Shocking video shows Prada manager killed by tumbling Naples statue in front of horrified boyfriend
By Isabel Keane,
7 days ago
Heart-stopping video captured the horrifying moment a statue fell off a building in Naples and hit a young Prada manager square in the head, knocking her to the ground and killing her as her stunned boyfriend cried out for help.
Surveillance footage showed Chiara Jaconis, 30, walking through the heart of Naples on Sunday with her boyfriend, both with suitcases in tow on the way to the airport when the statue suddenly toppled, Newsflash reported.
The statue strikes Jaconis directly on the head, instantly knocking her to the ground and making a loud clanking sound.
Chiara Jaconis, 30, was killed Sunday when a statue fell off a building and struck her in the head. Newsflash
The video shows a panicked Rousseau rolling his girlfriend onto her back and screaming out in Italian for help.
An anguished Rousseau continues to cry and yell out for help, eventually sticking his arm up in the air, seemingly to try to get the attention of people passing by farther down the street.
At the end of the clip, another man can be seen joining Rousseau, placing a hand on his back while peering down at Jaconis’ lifeless body on the pavement.
Jaconis, originally from the northern city of Padua, was working her dream job as a manager for the luxury fashion house Prada , local media reported.
Surveillance footage captured Jaconis and her boyfriend headed to the airport before she was killed. Newsflash The disturbing footage shows Jaconis’ boyfriend rushing to her side after she was knocked to the ground (top). Newsflash Jaconis worked as a manager for Prada in Paris, France. Newsflash
According to her LinkedIn profile, she managed 15 stores in the France-Monaco-Belgium region, where she worked on new product launches and market research.
Local authorities are investigating the incident, and have not ruled out manslaughter charges against those responsible for maintaining the statue.
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