Deiana Murder: Another Two Years for Nello Placido, Total 24 Years
The Monza Court has sentenced Nello Placido, a resident of Monza, to two years' imprisonment in continuity for cocaine trafficking linked to the 2012 murder.
Sentence for Drugs in Deiana Case
Nello Placido, a 52-year-old from Monza, has been sentenced by the Monza Court to two years' imprisonment in continuity with a previous sentence of 22 years for the murder of Antonio Deiana. The total sentence to be served thus rises to 24 years. According to the Court, the two years concern trafficking in four kilograms of cocaine, which is believed to have been the motive for the 2012 crime.
According to ilgiorno.it, Deiana, a 36-year-old from Villa Guardia in the Como area, was stabbed with at least 15 wounds in 2012 and found entombed in a basement in Cinisello Balsamo in 2018. The drugs that the victim was supposed to deliver were never recovered. Judge Carmelo Di Paola set the sentence at two years, below the seven years requested by prosecutor Carlo Cinque. The reasons for the judgment will be published within 30 days.
Placido, defended by lawyer Manuela Cacciuttolo, has consistently denied killing Deiana and having any involvement in the cocaine shipment. The defence argued that investigators did not pursue alternative leads related to organised crime. Luca Sanfilippo, 52 years old and owner of the semi-basement where the body was buried, instead agreed a plea bargain of eight months' imprisonment in continuity with a sentence of 18 years for accessory to voluntary manslaughter and destruction of a corpse.
According to the civil party representative, Antonella Deiana, the victim's sister, the young man was lured into the semi-basement on the pretext of meeting Calabrian subjects for the drug delivery. Placido claims he knew Deiana because the latter was interested in taking over his tobacconist shop, an operation that was not ultimately concluded. Lawyer Cacciuttolo, who entered the case following the cassation appeal, is awaiting publication of the judgment's reasons to assess a possible appeal.
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