Filippo Turetta, 23, was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Giulia Cecchettin in Assize Court of Venice, Italy on Tuesday, Dec. 3 after he confessed to stabbing her to death

Filippo Turetta, 22, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after he admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend, Giulia Cecchettin, in a high-profile case that sparked a nationwide debate over gender-based violence in Italy.

The verdict in the trial of Filippo Turetta, accused of murdering his girlfriend Giulia Cecchetti, is expected December 3. The death of the 22-year-old student, who was fatally stabbed 26 times in December 2023,

Stories of femicide routinely top the news agenda in Italy, but Giulia Cecchettin’s story attracted an unusual amount of attention from the start. The week-long search for the young couple gripped people; the revelation that Ms Cecchettin had been killed just days before her graduation moved them. More than 10,000 attended her funeral.

A student who admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend in a brutal case that sparked outrage and soul searching in Italy will be sentenced Tuesday.

A 23-year-old Italian man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting to stabbing his ex-girlfriend in a closely watched case that sparked public outcry.

Giulia Cecchettin was just days away from graduating with a degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Padua, in Italy, when her disgruntled ex-boyfriend confronted her, demanding that she take him back.

A judge in Italy has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life in prison for the stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, a heinous act of femicide that has put violence against women in the spotlight in this country.

Filippo Turetta kept his eyes down as the verdict and sentence were read in a Venice court, Dec 3, 2024.

Giulia Cecchettin's murder is one of a string of femicides that have made headlines in Italy in recent years, but it struck a nerve, pushing the issue to the forefront of public discourse.