Overview
- Judges of the Milan Corte d’Assise d’Appello sentenced Pifferi to 24 years for the 2022 starvation death of her 18‑month‑old daughter, Diana.
- In the first trial she received life imprisonment, and the deputy prosecutor general had urged confirmation of that sentence citing two court‑ordered reports finding full criminal responsibility.
- The appellate panel recognized generic mitigating factors and did not adopt the defense request for partial mental incapacity or a reclassification of the offense.
- Prosecutors described an omissive conduct in which the child was left alone for roughly five to six days in July with scant water and milk in a closed, overheated apartment.
- Before deliberations, Pifferi’s sister Viviana said she would not forgive her and called for the life term to be upheld, underscoring the family’s stance.