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Italian appeals court recognizes premeditation in Giulia Tramontano murder
A Milan appeals court recognized premeditation in Alessandro Impagnatiello’s murder of Giulia Tramontano.
Tramontano was killed in Senago, near Milan, on 27 May 2023, when she was seven months pregnant.
Impagnatiello was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, but an earlier appeals ruling had rejected the premeditation aggravating factor.
Italy’s highest court ordered a new appeal hearing to reconsider evidence, including that he had given Tramontano rat poison from December 2022 and searched online for lethal substances.
His defense said the poison was intended to end the pregnancy, not to kill her, but the judges accepted that the killing was premeditated.
The written reasons are due within 45 days, and the life sentence remains in place.
An appeals court in Milan recognized premeditation in Alessandro Impagnatiello’s murder of Giulia Tramontano.
The ruling came in a retrial ordered by Italy’s Court of Cassation after a previous appeals court had rejected the aggravating factor.
Impagnatiello was already serving a life sentence for killing Tramontano, who was seven months pregnant.
The court reconsidered evidence including earlier rat-poison administration and online searches for lethal substances.
The new ruling’s reasons are due to be filed within 45 days.
- Who
- Alessandro Impagnatiello, convicted of killing Giulia Tramontano.
- What
- Milan’s Court of Assize of Appeal recognized premeditation as an aggravating factor in her murder.
- When
- October 26, 2026. Tramontano was killed on May 27, 2023.
- Where
- Senago, near Milan, Italy.
- Why
- The court reconsidered evidence of planning, including rat poison given to Tramontano and online searches. The defense argued the poison was intended to cause a miscarriage, not to kill her.
The prosecution
The defense
Premeditation
The prosecution
The prosecution argued that evidence such as online searches, preparations to protect a sofa from blood, and efforts to create an alibi showed planning.
The defense
The defense urged the court not to draw conclusions from conjecture and disputed that the poison was intended to kill Tramontano.
Rat poison
The prosecution
The prosecution cited Impagnatiello’s earlier administration of rat poison as evidence relevant to premeditation.
The defense
The defense said the poison was intended to cause a miscarriage, not to kill Tramontano.
An appeals court excluded premeditation, which had been recognized at trial.
Italy’s Court of Cassation ordered a new appeals trial to reconsider premeditation.
Milan’s Court of Assize of Appeal recognized premeditation in Impagnatiello’s murder of Tramontano.
The court is due to file the reasons for its new judgment.
- Defendant
- Alessandro Impagnatiello
- Victim
- Giulia Tramontano, seven months pregnant
- Court
- Milan Court of Assize of Appeal
- Murder date
- May 27, 2023
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment and three months of daytime isolation
- Next court step
- Reasons for the ruling due within 45 days
4 sources
Giulia Tramontano, per Impagnatiello anche la premeditazione: la sorella Chiara spera "di non vederlo più"
È stata riconosciuta l'aggravante della premeditazione per Alessandro Impagnatiello, per il femminicidio di Giulia Tramontano
L'omicidio di Giulia, i giudici riconoscono la premeditazione per Impagnatiello
What people are saying
La cifra dell'imputato è la menzogna nella vita e nel processo. Non badate alle parole: ha diritto di difendersi, ma ciò che conta sono le sue azioni
attenersi alle risultanze probatorie, senza giungere a conclusioni sulla base di illazioni e congetture
valore civile
è stato bello vedere che i giudici che hanno emesso la sentenza siano due donne, perché questa è veramente una lotta di genere.