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Categories: CRIME

Italian court sentencing decisions

Entities: Autostrade per l’Italia · Mario Roggero · Corte di Cassazione · Giovanni Castellucci · Ponte Morandi

Overview

In early July 2026 an Italian court reduced the punishment for a man convicted of attempting to strangle an 86‑year‑old in Crotone, halving the original sentence. A few weeks later, in early August, Italian courts issued much longer prison terms in two high‑profile cases: a former Autostrade per l’Italia executive received 12 years for his role in the 2018 Ponte Morandi collapse, and a jeweller was confirmed on a 14‑year‑9‑month term for a murder conviction that exceeded the limits of self‑defence. The juxtaposition shows the Italian judiciary handling a range of criminal matters, from reducing sentences in individual violent offenses to imposing severe penalties in complex, nationally significant cases.

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Italian courts hand down lengthy prison sentences in high‑profile cases

    Italian courts sentenced Giovanni Castellucci to 12 years for the Ponte Morandi collapse and upheld a 14‑year term for jeweller Mario Roggero over a self‑defence murder case.

  2. 29 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Italian court halves sentence for attempted strangling of 86‑year‑old in Crotone

    Italy’s Supreme Court reduced Roberto Perfetto’s sentence for a 2023 attempted strangling of an 86‑year‑old in Crotone, with the Court of Appeal in Catanzaro setting the term at 7 years 7 months.

Sources

iltempo.it · karmsundavis.no · velvetmag.it