Life imprisonment and three months of daytime solitary confinement for Alessandro Impagnatiello, the former bartender found guilty of the murder of his partner Giulia Tramontano, who was stabbed to death on May 27, 2023.
The ruling by the Court of Assizes of Milan, presided over by Judge Antonella Bertoja, came in conjunction with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, confirming the requests made by the public prosecutor Alessia Menegazzo and the deputy prosecutor Letizia Mannella.
Impagnatiello was convicted of aggravated murder (for premeditation, emotional bond and cruelty), non-consensual termination of pregnancy and aggravated concealment of a corpse. At the end of a trial lasting 13 hearings, which began in January 2024, the Court established the filing of the reasons for the sentence within 90 days.
In addition to the life sentence, the former bartender was sentenced to a further seven years in prison for concealing the body and for the non-consensual termination of pregnancy, with the formal recognition of the complicity between these crimes and the murder.
Compensation of 200 thousand euros for each parent and 150 thousand euros for Giulia's brother and sister
Furthermore, Impagnatiello was ordered to pay compensation to the victim's family: €200 each to Giulia Tramontano's parents and €150 each to the young woman's brother and sister.
During the reading of the verdict, the defendant remained impassive, sitting next to his lawyers. Emotion and pain, however, among Giulia's family. The victim's mother, Loredana Femiano, could not hold back her tears and was immediately embraced by her husband Franco and her children Chiara and Mario, in a moment of shared pain.
