The Court of Assizes of Como sentenced Gabriel Robert Marincat, a 26-year-old Romanian, to life in prison for the murder of the little Sharon Barni, aged only 18 months, daughter of her partner, who was beaten to death and tortured on 11 January in Cabiate (Como), in the woman's apartment.
The court sentenced the accused to pay compensation, setting a provisional amount of 200,000 euros in favor of the child's mother and 50,000 euros for the father.
The prosecutor Antonia Pavan in her indictment had asked for life imprisonment.