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Costanzia Brothers Sentenced for 2024 Turin Machete Assault

The lighter-than-requested verdict is expected to be appealed by the brothers’ defense.

Carlo Costanzia reacciona a las palabras de Terelu Campos sobre su faceta de padre
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Overview

  • Pietro Costanzia was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months and Rocco Costanzia to 8 years and 10 months for the attempted murder of Oreste Borelli.
  • The March 18, 2024 machete attack in Turin’s Mirafiori Norte district left Borelli with a partial amputation of his left leg.
  • Pietro’s former girlfriend, Zahara Bao Rider, received a ten-month prison term for concealing the crime; their father, Carlo Costanzia di Costigliole, was acquitted of document falsification.
  • Prosecutors had requested a 14-year term for Pietro, but Judge Ombretta Vanini imposed shorter sentences.
  • The June 3 verdict is not final; defense attorney Wilmer Perga has signaled an imminent appeal.