Femicide Scialdone, on appeal a second life sentence for the ex
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- The Court of Assizes of Appeal of Rome sentenced Costantino Bonaiuti to life imprisonment for the murder of his ex-partner Martina Scialdone, which occurred in 2023.
- The judges recognized the aggravating circumstance of premeditation.
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Martina Scialdone was killed on January 13, 2023 in front of a restaurant. The Court of Cassation had postponed the proceedings to re-evaluate the aggravating circumstance of premeditation.
The Court of Assizes of Appeal of Rome sentenced Costantino Bonaiuti to life imprisonment for the femicide of his ex, the lawyer Martina Scialdone, killed by a gunshot on 13 January 2023 outside a restaurant in the Appio Latino area.
The judges, accepting the prosecutor's request, recognized that the accused had the aggravating circumstance of premeditation as requested by the Court of Cassation which had postponed the proceedings - making Bonaiuti's criminal liability final - after an initial appeal process in which the accused had seen his sentence reduced to 24 years and 8 months.
