Philip Imundi The case of Ilaria Sula's femicide shocked the city of Rome and all of Italy, as it was yet another murder of a woman in that year, 2025. A scourge that unfortunately continued into 2026, with many more women and girls dying at the hands of the people they thought they loved.
Ilaria Sula's Femicide, Samson as the Culprit
Ilaria Sula's femicide occurred in March 2025. Mark Samson, her ex-boyfriend at the time, killed her with three stab wounds to the throat and then decided to get rid of her body by putting it in a bag and throwing it off a cliff.
After he was discovered by the Carabinieri who analysed the crime scene, the boy's room, where his mother helped him get rid of the body , he declared that he did not know what had come over him in those moments and that he was covered by a sort of veil over his eyes.
He admitted to stabbing her several times , certainly more than two. After confessing, he was arrested and has been in prison ever since.
Ilaria Sula's ex-boyfriend's life sentence upheld for femicide
Mark Samson was the protagonist of the trial against him, as he confessed to the murder of his ex-girlfriend Ilaria Sula , the sentence was read in the bunker courtroom of Rebibbia prison , the young murderer was not present.
Ilaria Sula's parents were present, and once the sentence was read by the magistrate, they said they were satisfied with the outcome: life imprisonment for her ex-boyfriend , as reported by TGCom24 , even though they have continued to serve the real life sentence every day since Ilaria will not return.
The 22-year-old's mother, after giving a speech to young people, explaining that she loves women and treats them with respect, concluded by saying that " now she is at peace " and justice has been done.