Sara Guglielmetti In a letter Filippo TurettaGiulia Cecchettin's murderer has announced his intention to forgo his appeal and accept a life sentence. The second-degree trial was scheduled for November.
Filippo Turetta renounces his appeal and accepts a life sentence.
Plot twist in the murder case of Giulia Cecchettin.
The ex-boyfriend, Filippo Turetta, has in fact decided to give up the appeal and to therefore accept the life sentence. In an attempt to avoid life in prison, his defense lawyers were trying to rule out premeditation, with the appeal process which was supposed to be held next November. After the intimidations, theaggression in prison and Gino Cecchettin's refusal to accept his request for restorative justice, Turetta came to this decision, communicated in a letter.
Filippo Turetta renounces his appeal and accepts a life sentence: "I want to pay in full for killing Giulia."
As mentioned, Filippo Turetta He has decided to forgo his appeal and accept a life sentence. The young man, held in Montorio prison, has communicated his decision. in a letter addressed to the Attorney General's Office, the Ordinary Attorney's Office, the Assize Court and the Court of Appeal, saying to each other “sincerely sorry" for killing Giulia and trying to prove that he is not looking for a reduction in his sentence.