Alessandro Impagnatiello acted with premeditation when he killed his pregnant partner Giulia Tramontano, the Milan Assize Court of Appeal ruled on Monday.
The court sentenced Impagnatiello to life imprisonment with three months of daytime isolation for the May 2023 murder. Judges handed down the decision following a Supreme Court order to re-examine the premeditation aggravating factor, which had been excluded in a previous appeal. Prosecutor Alessia Menegazzo initially contested the absence of the factor after police arrested the 33-year-old former bartender.
Evidence of Planning
Deputy Prosecutor General Maria Pia Gualtieri outlined the hours leading up to the killing in the Senago apartment, stating that Impagnatiello acted after discovering his double life had unraveled. According to ansa.it, the victim and another woman with whom the defendant had a parallel relationship met that morning and compared notes about his falsehoods. Gualtieri pointed to online search queries such as “ceramica bruciata vasca da bagno” as proof of his intent to kill Tramontano and burn her body.
Prosecutors also cited plastic sheeting used to cover a sofa to prevent blood stains as evidence of careful planning. Defence lawyer Giulia Geradini argued that the court should rely strictly on trial evidence rather than conjecture. Geradini maintained that poison administered to the victim was intended to interrupt the pregnancy rather than cause death, a theory that judges ultimately rejected.
Civil Value of Verdict
Family members of the victim reacted to the verdict with relief and an extended embrace with their legal counsel Nicodemo Gentile. Gentile emphasized the civil value of the court’s decision in recognizing the gravity of the crime.
Chiara Tramontano, the victim’s sister, highlighted the significance of the female panel of judges and addressed the public outside the courtroom.
“If you want an example of what not to follow, search Google for Alessandro Impagnatiello and you will see that he is a person who in life has never repented,” Chiara Tramontano told blitzquotidiano.it.
Questions about the life sentence and crime details
When will the court release the full sentence reasoning?
The court will deposit the official motivations for the ruling within 45 days.
What specific sentence did the court hand down?
Judges confirmed a life sentence alongside three months of daytime isolation for the defendant.
Where did the crime take place?
The murder occurred on May 27, 2023, inside an apartment in Senago, near Milan.
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