Magherini case, the Supreme Court acquitted the three riflemen

The fourth criminal section of the Supreme Court he acquitted the three carabinieri accused of manslaughter for the death of Riccardo Magherini, which took place in Borgo San Frediano, Florence. The chamber, presided over by Patrizia Piccialli, ordered the cancellation without adjourning the sentence of appeal because "the fact does not constitute a crime". Thus ended the trials of Vincenzo Corni, Stefano Castellano and Agostino della Porta, who, on the evening of March 2 to 3, 2014, handcuffed Magherini delirious after drinking and taking cocaine.

THE MAGHERINI FAMILY DOES NOT START

A decision that for the moment the family prefers not to comment. They had hoped, after the two convictions, in first instance and on appeal, on 19 October in Florence and after the indictment of the public prosecutor who had asked for confirmation, the closure of the chapter. "They did everything to make him look like a criminal, we want his name to be reevaluated," said his father, leaving the Palazzaccio at the end of the hearing, accompanied by his other son, Andrea . In both merit trials, the cause of the death of the 40-year-old former footballer, along with his father Guido, had been identified in a narcotic intoxication badociated with asphyxiation.

THE PC HAD REQUESTED CONFIRMATION TO CONDEMN

The reasons for the cbadation decision will shed light on the path that led the judges to believe that the fact attributed to the three soldiers is not a crime. In the indictment, the substitute pg Felicetta Marinelli, had claimed the opposite: "If the carabinieri had put the journalist in a standing position, they would have allowed the rescue and, with a high probability, the death would not have occurred," he had repeated twice, remembering that Magherini had been on the floor with his chest for fifteen minutes, "they stopped him and they had to protect him". That night, Riccardo was at dinner, realizing that he could not drive and had taken a taxi. Since then, his delirium has begun.

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At the arrival of the carabinieri, he had fought after being handcuffedhe had breathed. Finally, he had calmed down for a few minutes, his heart had stopped beating, too late to revive him even though the ambulance was already there. The carabineers did not understand that the request for help, "I die"Filmed by the cell phones of the inhabitants of the region, it was not just about demonstrations to be dropped. "Riccardo," said the lawyer Fabio Anselmo, who represents the civil parties in the process, the same lawyer who followed the family members of Federico Aldrovandi and Stefano Cucchi"Did not die for cocaine, cocaine kills but leaves traces, but Riccardo's heart was perfect.He did not die of a heart attack, but because he was prevented from breathe. "

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According to the defense of the three soldiers, who focused on this part of the defensive strategy, an omission could be attributed to them because they did not have the necessary medical knowledge to recognize the signs of a crisis respiratory. "We believe that the carabineers did not have any elements to understand what was happening to Magherini because of the drug." Magherini died as a result of a series of causes, including suffering for his position lying on her stomach, but it had to be blocked and the police did not understand that it was time to put it in place, "said lawyer Francesco Maresca, who defended two of the three riflemen.