The woman is accused of having left Diana, an 18-month-old girl, to die of starvation. The prosecutor requested a life sentence, the defense instead points to inability to understand. However, the verdict could also be postponed
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The final act of the trial against Alessia Pifferi, accused of the death of her daughter Diana, is now imminent. The sentence could arrive as early as today. Most experts and commentators expect the woman to be convicted, given that her abandonment of her 18-month-old baby at home alone for six days is a fact not contested even by the defence. The judges, both professional and popular, will have to determine the sentence to be imposed, taking into account the nature of the crime and any aggravating circumstances.
The hearing at the Assize Court of Milan
During the hearing, which will be held at the Court of Assizes of Milan, there will be a break for the council chamber in order to deliberate on the sentence relating to the trial. The civil party lawyer, Emanuele De Mitri, will be the first to intervene, announcing that he will join the request for a life sentence already advanced by the public prosecutor Francesco De Tommasi. Subsequently, it will be the turn of the defense, supported by the lawyer Alessia Pontenani, who will hold his speech.
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What Alessia Pifferi risks
In his indictment, prosecutor De Tommasi requested a life sentence for Pifferi, arguing that he is guilty of voluntary homicide. The prosecutor stated that, by abandoning the child, the woman not only accepted the risk of her death, but deliberately allowed this to happen. Furthermore, he asked to recognize the aggravating circumstances of the parentage relationship and the frivolous reasons, and to consider also premeditation. The civil party declared that it supported the request for a life sentence, although it suggested that in the absence of this sentence, it could avoid filing an appeal in appeal. On the other hand, the defense, in addition to examining the psychiatric and psychological conditions of the accused, will try to have the act reconsidered as abandonment of a minor resulting in death resulting from another crime. The defense lawyer, however, requested recognition of the total or partial inability of her client to understand and will.
