Italian Professor Accused of Threats Against PM Meloni’s Daughter Attempts Suicide
Incident Follows Release Amidst Evidentiary Questions
by Don Markson 3 June 2025
Michele Vecchio, a professor accused of making serious threats against the daughter of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, attempted to end his life on Monday morning. The professor was discovered by his wife at their home in Mascalucia, within the province of Catania, and was subsequently transported to Policlinico di Catania, where his condition is reported as not life-threatening. This incident occurred just five days after Vecchio’s release from prison in Poggioreale, Naples, where he had been held following his arrest in Catania on May 16. The arrest warrant had been issued by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Naples, based on investigations conducted by the Polizia Postale (Cyber Police).
The accusations against Vecchio centered on aggravated threats disseminated via social media, specifically targeting the Prime Minister’s daughter and other individuals. The messages in question reportedly contained explicit threats against the child’s life. Vecchio, who teaches philosophy and history at a high school in Paternò, also in Catania, had initially been placed under house arrest with an electronic bracelet as a preventive measure. However, a reviewing judge later converted his house arrest into an obligation to remain at home. This decision stemmed from inconsistencies discovered in the evidence, particularly an “objective impossibility” for Vecchio to have sent the threatening messages due to discrepancies between his location and the IP addresses from which the messages originated. While Vecchio’s defense acknowledged his struggles with drug and alcohol issues, which they stated made his own account unreliable, they consistently asserted his innocence regarding responsibility for the threatening communications. The investigation remains ongoing following his release based on these evidentiary questions and his claims of non-involvement in sending the messages.
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