Daniele De Santis, the Roma ultra
accused of the death of Napoli fan Ciro Esposito before the 2014
Italian Cup final between Napoli and Fiorentina, was found
guilty and sentenced to 26 years in jail Tuesday. Esposito died
53 days after De Santis shot him on May 3. "You must rot for
what you did," shouted someone in court. De Santis had defended
himself by saying he had responded to an attack by Napoli fans.
Rome prosecutors had asked for a life sentence for De Santis, a
former member of a group of hardcore 'ultra' Roma fans and an
extreme right wing militant who has admitted to pulling the
trigger, but said he only did so as he was being attacked with
knives. A medical report documented the fact that De Santis
suffered "cut wounds" in the clashes, Carabinieri police said in
2014.
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