Man gets 30 yrs in 'emotional storm' case

(ANSA) - BOLOGNA, JUL 15 - An Italian man's 30-year sentence for strangling his ex was upheld Wednesday after the supreme court struck down the controversial reduction of the term to 16 years because he had been hit by an "overpowering emotional storm".
    Michele Castaldo was again found guilty of murdering Olga Matei in Riccione in 2016.
    The case was closely followed after the controversy unleashed by the "emotional storm" ruling, which was voided by the Cassation Court.
    The Cassation ordered a new appeals trial, which has now confirmed the first-instance term of 30 years. (ANSA).