(ANSA) - GENOA, NOVEMBER 22 - Simone Scalamandrè, the 22-year-old young man accused of killing his father Pasquale together with his brother Alessio in Genoa, was acquitted on appeal, for whom the 21-year sentence was instead confirmed.
The crime was committed on August 10, 2020. The first instance judges had sentenced Simone to 14 years.
The murder had taken place in the San Biagio district, on the outskirts of Genoa.
The victim was under investigation for ill-treatment of the boys' mother and that day he had gone home to ask the major to withdraw the charges against him for the trial that would take place shortly thereafter.
The man had been attacked by his children and hit many times with a rolling pin and other objects.
Alessio and Simone Scalamandrè were accused of voluntary homicide in competition, aggravated by the kinship bond.
The Court of Assizes, presided over by judge Massimo Cusatti, in calculating the sentence of the younger of the two brothers had applied article 114 of the penal code which refers to the "minimum contribution" of the accused in the commission of a crime in competition, one of the few extenuating which makes it possible to significantly reduce the sentence, as Simone's lawyer, Nadia Calafato, had requested.
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