Life sentences upheld in Scazzi case

(ANSA) - Taranto, July 27 - The Taranto appeals court on Monday upheld life sentences for Cosima Serrano and her daughter Sabrina Misseri for the 2010 murder of 15-year-old Sarah Scazzi, whose body was thrown into a well after she was strangled. The ruling came after three days' deliberation. Serrano and her daughter were first convicted of murder in April 2013, while husband Michele Misseri - who told police he was guilty - was instead sentenced to eight years in prison for hiding the body of the teen who was kidnapped and killed on August 26, 2010.
    After the teen disappeared, the Misseris made numerous televised appeals for her discovery, Michele crying while announcing he had 'found' her cell phone.
    A few days later, as investigators cornered him, Misseri admitted he had killed Sarah in his garage and committed post-mortem rape, only to retract the confession a few days later and accuse his daughter.