A four-year-old boy from Moldova has died in Sardinia after being left unattended in a car in the sun.

The tragic incident took place on August 6, when the child left the house and got into the family car, left in the sun. The parents, concerned about his disappearance, found him unconscious in the car. Although he was taken to hospital, his condition deteriorated and, despite treatment, he died a few days later. The public prosecutor's office in Rome has opened an inquiry to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy. The family were on vacation in Sardinia.