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Prosecutor seeks life sentence for US man accused of killing partner and daughter
US citizen Francis Kaufmann is on trial in Rome for the alleged killings of his partner and their young daughter.
Their bodies were found in Villa Pamphili park in 2025.
Prosecutors allege Kaufmann killed both, while he has maintained his innocence.
The prosecutor has asked for life imprisonment and three years of daytime solitary confinement.
Kaufmann was arrested on the Greek island of Skiathos after the bodies were found and is being held in a Rome jail.
A first-instance verdict is expected on November 5, but Italian law allows defendants two levels of appeal.
An Italian prosecutor has asked for life imprisonment for Francis Kaufmann, a US citizen accused of killing his partner and their young daughter in Rome.
Prosecutor Antonio Verdi also requested three years of daytime solitary confinement.
The bodies of Anastasia Trofimova and her daughter were found in Villa Pamphili park in June 2025.
Kaufmann has maintained his innocence, and a first-instance verdict is expected on November 5.
The sources differ on the child’s age, describing her as 13 months old or 14 months old.
- Who
- Francis Kaufmann, a US citizen, is accused; prosecutor Antonio Verdi requested the sentence.
- What
- The prosecutor sought life imprisonment and three years of daytime solitary confinement in a double-homicide case.
- When
- The bodies were found in June 2025; the prosecutor made his request on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Villa Pamphili park in Rome, Italy.
- Why
- The prosecutor accuses Kaufmann of killing his partner, Anastasia Trofimova, and their daughter. A motive was not stated.
Prosecution
Kaufmann and his defence
Alleged killings
Prosecution
The prosecution accuses Kaufmann of murdering Trofimova and their daughter and seeks life imprisonment.
Kaufmann and his defence
Kaufmann has maintained his innocence.
Police response
Prosecution
Prosecutor Verdi said officers failed to act properly when they encountered Kaufmann with the child after Trofimova had been killed.
Kaufmann and his defence
The sources do not report a response from the officers or their representatives.
The bodies of Trofimova and her daughter were found in Villa Pamphili park in Rome.
Kaufmann was arrested on the Greek island of Skiathos, according to the Straits Times.
Judges ordered the trial to resume after a temporary suspension, according to ANSA.
Prosecutor Antonio Verdi requested life imprisonment and three years of daytime solitary confinement.
A first-instance verdict is expected.
- Defendant
- Francis Kaufmann, also known as Rexal Ford
- Victims
- Anastasia Trofimova and her daughter, Andromeda
- Location
- Villa Pamphili park, Rome
- Requested sentence
- Life imprisonment and three years of daytime solitary confinement
- Arrest
- Skiathos, Greece, on June 13, 2025
- Expected verdict
- November 5, 2026
3 sources
What people are saying
The agents did not do their job properly; if they had done what needed to be done, perhaps the little girl would still be alive.
The prosecutor described Kaufmann as manipulative and narcissistic
innocent and the witnesses called in court are all mafiosi
Prevention is a collective responsibility and a precise duty of institutions. Signs of violence must be recognised and followed by concrete interventions.