New York trial of man accused of killing daughter enters fourth week
ELIZABETHTOWN — The trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York is entering its fourth week.
The trial of Luciano Frattolin, accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter Melina Frattolin during a 2025 trip to New York, is now in its fourth week. Frattolin, 46, faces charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse. He has pleaded not guilty to both charges and has been in custody without bail since his arrest in July 2025.
The prosecution concluded its case last week, presenting a five-hour video recreating the route Frattolin may have taken before reporting Melina missing. The defence called its first witness on Friday, though it remained unclear if Frattolin would testify. Melina's body was discovered in a marsh in rural New York, and an autopsy revealed her cause of death to be drowning.
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