ITALIAN NIGERIAN VOLLEYBALL PLAYER, ITUMA, DIES AFTER FALLING FROM HOTEL WINDOW
Nigerian-born Italian volleyball youngstar, Julia Ituma, has died after allegedly falling from a hotel room window in Turkey.
Turkish police said 18-year-old Ituma was staying on the sixth floor of a hotel in Istanbul before the tragic incident following her Team’s Novara defeat to Turkish side Eczacibas in the Champions League semi-final..
The body of the Italian-born athlete of Nigerian origin was discovered at 5:30 am local time in front of the hotel, Turkish daily Daily Sabah reported.
Her club announced, “With deep sorrow and emotion the untimely death of Italian volleyball player Julia Ituma.”
“The tragedy occurred in the early hours of the day and the specifics of the incident are being investigated by the Turkish police,” the Italian club added.
“We are all dismayed by this tragedy which affects not only the volleyball world but all of Italian sport,” Italian Volleyball Federation President Giuseppe Manfredi said in a statement.
“My first thought goes to Julia’s family, to whom I send my deepest condolences and I guarantee that the Italian Volleyball Federation will provide maximum support.”
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