The Italian judiciary's
self-governing body, the CSM, on Thursday reprimanded Bologna
prosecutor Valter Giovannini over the case of Vera Guidetti, a
pharmacist who killed her mother and then committed suicide.
The murder-suicide took place days after the prosecutor had
questioned the woman as a witness in a case about the theft of
some jewelry.
In the note found by her body, the woman said the prosecutor
had treated her like a criminal and had not believed in her good
faith.
A CSM disciplinary panel ruled against Giovannini for
continuing to question Guidetti as a witness, even though
evidence had emerged of wrongdoing and she asked to have a
defence lawyer with her.
Giovannini said he would appeal.
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