Octogenarian gets 10 years

(ANSA) - Rome, September 26 - An 84-year-old woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for causing a gas cylinder explosion that killed a man and wounded at least 20 people. Giovannina Serra was found guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated arson for causing the January 20, 2015, explosion in a Rome flat that killed a 50-year-old male tenant and injured at least 20.
    Serra, who had been recently evicted, resisted arrest and told police she was not sorry for causing the blast that wrecked the Rome apartment.
    The prosecution had requested a life sentence for willful massacre for futile motives.
    Serra was also sentenced to pay 300,000 euros in damages to the victim's relatives.