Murazzi murder, confirmed 30 years for Stefano Leo’s killer

The Court of Assizes of Appeal of Turin just confirmed the first sentence and sentenced to 30 years in prison Said Mechaquat, the man who on the morning of 23 February 2019 killed Stefano at Murazzi, with a stab in the throat. Leo, 33 years old from Biella. Delivered a few days after the crime, Said Mechaquat said he killed him ‘because he was happy’. In confirming the first degree conviction, the Court of Assizes of Appeal rejected the requests made by the defendant’s lawyer who had requested a new psychiatric assessment for his client and the recognition of generic extenuating circumstances. “I can only say that ours request for justice was accepted even if the tragedy remains, but we know it was what we hoped for “, said Mariagrazia Chieri, mother of Stefano Leo. “We have had confirmation that the justice has done what it had to do”, he added without, then wanting to comment on the fact that the accused during a hearing had apologized for the gesture. “It’s a private matter, I don’t want to comment,” he said.