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Bologna Juvenile Court Sentences 16-Year-Old to 17 Years in Aurora Tila Killing

Defense plans an appeal.

Overview

  • Judges issued a first-instance conviction under the abbreviated procedure, which applies a one‑third sentence reduction at this stage.
  • Prosecutor Simone Purgato sought 20 years plus 8 months for alleged unlawful possession of a screwdriver, citing aggravating factors of stalking, the victim’s age and a sentimental bond.
  • Autopsy results ruled out suicide or accident, noting injuries incompatible with a voluntary fall and a backward trajectory consistent with a push.
  • Witnesses reported Aurora clinging to a railing as the boy struck her knuckles, and a cellmate later testified the defendant confessed during juvenile detention.
  • Aurora’s mother expressed measured satisfaction with the sentence and said she will create an association in her daughter’s name to support young people.