Mafia 'boss of bosses' Toto
Riina, 84, is currently being treated at a hospital in the
northern Italian city of Parma due to his poor health.
He had been transferred to hospital on February 6 from his
imprisonment under the tough '41-bis' high-security prison
regime for Italy's most dangerous criminals, although the news
only emerged on Monday.
Riina, who is serving out 12 life sentences, has had three
heart bypasses and is said to be suffering from back and thyroid
problems, as well as suspected prostate cancer.
Magistrates however believe the Mafia boss, known as 'The
Beast', still has a big say in running Cosa Nostra even though
he has been in jail since 1993.
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