(ANSA) - Rimini, April 29 - Police union members gave a
standing five-minute ovation to three fellow officers who were
convicted of killing an 18-year-old man during a routine stop in
Ferrara in 2005.
Judges in January 2013 upheld prison sentences of three
years and six months for Paolo Forlani, Luca Pollastri and Enzo
Pontani, who were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and use
of excessive force in the beating death of Federico Aldrovandi
during the night of September 25, 2005.
A fourth officer, Monica Segatto, was also convicted.
All four served just a few months of their sentences in the
slaying of the young man, whom they stopped while he was walking
home from a club.
Police justified their use of force by saying Aldrovandi
attacked them while in an "evident state of agitation".
They beat him into unconsciousness, and first-aid attempts
to save his life failed.
Police union gives convicted cops standing ovation
Three officers found guilty of beating 18-yr-old to death