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Bergamo Court Acquits Monia Bortolotti in Newborn Deaths and Orders 10 Years in Psychiatric Facility

Judges ruled the 2021 case unproven, with total mental incapacity established for the 2022 death.

Overview

  • The Corte d'Assise of Bergamo found no proof of homicide in the death of Alice in 2021 and deemed Bortolotti non-imputable for Mattia's 2022 death due to total incapacity to understand and will.
  • The court imposed a security measure of confinement in a Rems for at least ten years, with psychiatric evaluations scheduled every six months.
  • Prosecutors had sought life imprisonment and six months of solitary confinement, alleging intentional suffocation motivated by intolerance of the infants' crying.
  • Forensic findings diverged: Mattia's autopsy indicated acute respiratory failure from mechanical asphyxia, while Alice's exhumation yielded no definitive cause due to poor preservation.
  • Psychiatric opinions conflicted during the trial, but the judges credited the court-ordered assessment, and written motivations are due within 90 days.