The daughter of Montreal who would have been killed by father was drowned, the discoveries of initial autopsy
An autopsy noted that a nine-year-old Montreal daughter was killed by her father during the weekend was drowned.
The preliminary conclusions of the autopsy, which were published Tuesday by New York State police, discovered that Melina Frattolin died by asphyxiation due to drowning and her death was a homicide.
The results must be confirmed by other laboratory tests.
Melina’s body was found in the shallow water in Ticonderoga, NY, about 50 kilometers east of Lake George, near the New York-Vermont on Sunday. Her father, 45 -year -old Montreal, Luciano Frattolin, was charged on Monday from the second degree and concealment of a human corpse.
He appeared on Monday at the Term of Ticonderoga. A non -guilty plea was rendered on behalf of his indictment, according to court officials. His case is expected to return to court on Friday.
“Made” kidnapping father: police
During a press conference on Monday following the arrest of Frattolin, New York State police described the event calendar.
They say that Frattolin pointed out for the first time the disappearance of his daughter to local police around 10 p.m. last Saturday when they were traveling in the United States. An Amber alert has been triggered.
The police said that he told investigators that he had left his car to urinate in a wooded area and that his daughter left on his return. He reported a white van fleeing the scene in southern direction.
In a later interview, he mentioned two unknown men who forced Melina in the white van.
New York State police confirmed that the father “made the initial kidnapping report”.
‘She will be one of us’
Details on Melina’s death were released a few hours before people gathered for a vigil at the Parc du Centenaire Percy Thompson in Ticonderoga – a small town of around 4,700 people located about 200 kilometers south of Montreal.
There were speeches and solemn music, while the candles were on and people gathered in prayer.
With her trembling voice, Bridgette Cruz, a resident of Ticonderoga who organized the vigil, told the crowd that “no child should be left on the side of the road”.
“If this is where his sweet soul was found, then it is the place of rest of his soul,” said Cruz. “She will be one of us.”
Before the event, Cruz told CBC News that the vigil was supposed to highlight the collective sorrow felt by people, including parents, on both sides of the border.
“I have the impression that we somehow need a small closure here in this city for it,” she said.
Police ask for public help
In addition to the preliminary autopsy results, the police have published images of a Toyota Prius Gris 2024, the car in which the father and the daughter traveled.
They urge anyone who saw him to contact the authorities by calling 518-873-2750 or by sending an email to crimetip@troopers.ny.gov.
They said they were specifically looking for people who may have encountered the car leading to the i-87 areas to the north between outings 28 and 20 on Saturday evening.
Details of Frattolin’s financial situation began to surface on Monday.
He owes more than $ 150,000 to Scotiabany, according to two distinct judicial cases. The bank alleys that he concluded credit agreements between 2023 and 2024 linked to his company, Gambella Coffee.
Frattolin also requests more than $ 115,000 in damages from business partners who, according to him, ordered an Airbnb on Bernard Street in Montreal in 2022, according to court documents.
Police said on Monday the investigation had not yet discovered possible reason for the alleged murder.
A preliminary autopsy report revealed that Melina Frattolin, nine, died by asphyxiation due to drowning. The report, which was published on Tuesday, also tried his death a homicide.
