Italian-Nigerian volleyball star, Julia Ituma, passes on after falling from sixth floor of a hotel in Turkey
By Naomisophyblog
An 18-year-old Italian volleyball player of Nigerian descent has died after falling from a hotel window just hours after her team was eliminated from the Champions League semi-finals.
Julia Ituma was discovered d£ad at her hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday morning, April 13, following her team’s loss.
The rising volleyball star and “next big thing” had been representing her team Igor Gorgonzola Novara in their second-leg knockout match against Turkish side Eczacibasi Dynavit Istanbul, where she had scored two points despite their defeat. The Italian consulate in Turkey stated that they were working closely with Turkish officials and were assisting Ituma’s family.
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According to CNN, Ituma was discovered motionless on the ground outside the Valley Hotel at around 5.30am on Thursday. She was pronounced d£ad shortly after paramedics and emergency responders arrived at the scene.
