ERBA — 2006 · Murder
The Erba Massacre
On the evening of 11 December 2006, four people were killed in an apartment building in Erba, in the province of Como: a young mother, her two-year-old son, her mother and a neighbour. The scene had been damaged by fire; a neighbour who survived his injuries became a witness. A couple living in the same building, who had a long-running dispute with the victims, were arrested and initially confessed before retracting. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment and the verdict became final in 2011. A defence request for a retrial was rejected by the Brescia Court of Appeal on 10 July 2024, and the Court of Cassation dismissed the subsequent appeals.
- Date
- 2006
- Place
- Lombardy, Italy, Erba, IT
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 45.8115, 9.2270 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 11 December 2006Four people were killed and one seriously injured in an Erba apartment building.
- January 2007The neighbouring couple were arrested; their confessions were later retracted.
- 2008The couple were sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 2011The Court of Cassation made the convictions final.
- 10 July 2024The Brescia Court of Appeal rejected a retrial; the Cassation later dismissed the appeals.
Sources
- Il Sole 24 Ore — Why the Cassation rejected a review of the Erba conviction en.ilsole24ore.com ↗
- Wikipedia (IT) — Strage di Erba it.wikipedia.org ↗
- Il Sole 24 Ore
- Wikipedia (IT)
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.