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Paderno Dugnano Familicide: Riccardo Chiaroni Waives Appeal, Will Serve 20 Years

His choice follows a ruling deeming him premeditated despite a defense report of partial disorder.

Overview

  • Defense lawyer Amedeo Rizza said the 19-year-old has waived an appeal and will serve the sentence.
  • The appeal window closed on November 4 after a June 27 conviction set 20 years, the maximum under the juvenile abbreviated procedure, for the 2024 killing of his parents and 12-year-old brother in Paderno Dugnano.
  • Judge Paola Ghezzi’s 51-page motivations described a premeditated, lucid plan — an idea of “immortality through elimination” — and rejected mental incapacity.
  • A psychiatric evaluation by Dr. Franco Martelli had found partial mental infirmity, a point the defense maintains the court undervalued.
  • In custody he earned a high-school diploma, enrolled at university, and plans to continue treatment during his sentence.