A Milan appeals court on Tuesday
upheld a life sentence against a former deputy police chief who
shot dead a town mayor after he was suspended following a graft
conviction.
On July 2, 2013, Giuseppe Pegoraro shot Cardano al Campo
Mayor Laura Prati and injured her then-deputy, Costantino
Iametti, after bursting into their office. Prati died in
hospital 20 days later.
He then threw a smoke bomb into SPI-CGIL pensioners union
headquarters, and fled in a car.
Pegoraro, aged 60 at the time, was arrested by police after
a chase and a shootout.
On Tuesday, the court found him guilty of an additional
count of resisting arrest for firing at two police officers
during the pursuit.
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