{
  "id": 466247,
  "title": "New York trial of man accused of killing daughter enters fourth week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/new-york-trial-of-man-accused-of-killing-daughter-enters-fourth-week-466247",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T12:27:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12015226/luciano-frattolin-fourth-week-trial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The trial of Luciano Frattolin, accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter Melina during a summer trip to New York in 2025, is now in its fourth week. Frattolin, 46, faces charges of second-degree murder and concealing a human corpse, and has pleaded not guilty to both. He has been held without bail since his arrest in July 2025.\n\nLast week, the prosecution concluded its case with a five-hour video reconstructing the Frattolins' likely route before they reported Melina missing, though the defense had yet to call its first witness. The nine-year-old's body was discovered in a marsh in rural New York, with an autopsy confirming her drowning as the cause of death.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Luciano Frattolin, 46, on trial for killing 9-year-old daughter Melina",
    "Prosecution presented five-hour video reconstructing likely route",
    "Melina's body found in marsh, autopsy confirmed drowning"
  ],
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "New York trial of man accused of killing daughter enters fourth week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/new-york-trial-of-man-accused-of-killing-daughter-enters-fourth-week-466831",
        "published": "2026-08-10T12:27:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}