Femicide in Anguillara, Federica Torzullo's mother to the accused: 'Look at my face'

Moments of tension at the end of the first hearing in the trial for the feminicide of Federica Torzullo, killed by her husband Claudio Carlomagno, on 9 January in Anguillara Sabazia, a center in the province of Rome. The victim's mother, Roberta Virgulti, turned to the accused who was leaving the courtroom and shouted "look at my face", visibly moved.

During the hearing, the judges of the first Court of Assizes of the Capital rejected the request made by Charlemagne's defender to suspend the trial and raise a question of constitutionality on the crime of femicide introduced in 2025 and contested against the accused with the aggravating circumstances of premeditation and marital relationship. The woman's body was found on January 18 in land near the man's company.

In the proceedings, which were adjourned until November 16, Torzullo's parents, the victim's sister Stefania, as well as the associations "Difenziale Donna", "Together with Marianna, "Giardini Segreto", "Vulnerable Victims of Crime", "For Marta and for all" and "School of Athens" were admitted as civil parties.