Italian-Nigerian volleyball star, Julia Ituma dies after falling from sixth floor in Turkey
An Italian volleyball player of Nigerian descent, Julia Ituma, has died after falling from a hotel window just hours after her team was eliminated from the Champions League semi-finals in Istanbul, Turkey.
The 18-year-old was discovered dead at her hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday morning, April 13.
The Italian consulate in Turkey stated that they were working closely with Turkish officials and assisting Ituma’s family.
Ituma 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.
