Sara Di Vita

Sara Di Vita was a 15-year-old girl who, along with her 50-year-old mother, Antonella Di Ielsi, died shortly after a pre-Christmas family lunch in their hometown near Campobasso, Italy, in December 2025. Initially, their deaths were attributed to food poisoning. However, Italian prosecutors have now opened a murder investigation into their deaths, treating the case as a double homicide. This shift in the investigation comes after further examination suggested that the cause of death was not accidental. The investigation is currently focused on 'persons unknown,' indicating that authorities do not yet have a specific suspect. The case is newsworthy due to the tragic and suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of a mother and daughter, and the significant change in the direction of the investigation from accidental poisoning to premeditated murder.