Young Italian gets maximum sentence in shocking ex-girlfriend murder case
Court in Venice handed down life imprisonment to a 22-year-old man who admitted killing his former partner. The case brought nation-wide focus on womenʼs safety issues
In a high-profile Venice court proceeding today Filippo Turetta received life-time imprisonment for the brutal killing of his ex-girlfriend Giulia Checchettin (both were 22 at the time of the incident)
The tragic event which happened bout a year ago in Italys northern Veneto area shocked the nation; investigators found the victims body covered with plastic materials in a roadside ditch. Medical examiners documented over seventy stab-wounds on the deceased
The defendant who kept his head lowered during the courts final decision admitted to the crime earlier in the trial process. This case brought much-needed attention to womens safety issues across Italy – a topic that gained extra focus after this horrific incident
