Luciano Frattolin is taken away in custody from the Essex County Court in Elizabethtown, New York on Friday, July 24, 2026. Luciano Frattolin charged with 2nd-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Trial of man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter to wrap its second week

Jul 31, 2026 | 1:00 AM

ELIZABETHTOWN — The last testimonies of the week are scheduled today in the trial of a man accused of killing his nine-year-old daughter last summer during a trip to New York.

Luciano Frattolin is charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of Melina Frattolin, who lived in Montreal.

Frattolin has pleaded not guilty to both charges and has been held without bail since his arrest in July 2025.

His trial began last week and is expected to continue into next week.