Overview
- The Juvenile Court of Bologna issued a first-instance sentence of 17 years for the 16-year-old found guilty of the aggravated voluntary homicide of Aurora Tila, who died in Piacenza on October 25, 2024.
- Prosecutor Simone Purgato had requested 20 years plus eight months for unlawful possession of a screwdriver, but judges handed down a lower prison term.
- The conviction includes aggravating circumstances tied to alleged stalking, the victim’s age, and the existence of an affective relationship between the two.
- Autopsy conclusions excluded suicide and described injuries and a backward fall consistent with a push, while the closed-door proceedings heard testimony reported as seeing the girl clinging to a railing and an alleged jailhouse confession.
- The defendant maintains innocence, with the defense arguing the death was voluntary or accidental and announcing an appeal, as the victim’s mother welcomed the ruling and said she will launch an association in her daughter’s name.