On Sports
Report has it that an Italian-Nigerian volleyball star died on Thursday after falling out of window
The Volleyball player, Julia Ituma was found dead at her hotel in Istanbul hours after her team were eliminated from the Women’s Champions League.
Ituma’s side, Igor Gorgonzola Novara for the Seria A1 league, were knocked out of the knockout stages after they lost to Eczacibasi 3-0 in the second leg.
In the match, the Italian volleyball player of Nigerian descent two points weren’t enough to push them into the finals of the competitions
According to report, she fell from the sixth floor of her hotel window in the very early hours of Thursday.
The 18-year-old was declared dead shortly after the paramedics attempted to rescue her from the dreaded scene.
Investigation to unravel the cause of her death has begun as her body has been sent to the forensic for autopsy.
Following her gold medal at the Under-19 Italian team at the European Championship and 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival, She was said to be the next big thing.
