Overview
- The Corte d'Assise in Latina convicted Antonello Lovato of omicidio volontario con dolo eventuale and sentenced him to 16 years in prison.
- The sentence, delivered on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, follows prosecutors’ reconstruction that Lovato moved the gravely injured worker instead of calling emergency services and left him at home beside his amputated arm.
- Medical experts told investigators that Singh died of massive hemorrhage and that prompt first aid and hospital care would likely have saved him, a key point in the prosecution's case.
- Judges recognized generic mitigating circumstances that reduced the term from the 22 years prosecutors sought and ordered provisional compensation to civil parties including the widow and unions.
- A separate criminal probe into illegal intermediation and aggravated labour exploitation involving Lovato and his father continues, and unions and anti‑mafia groups have used the ruling to demand stronger enforcement of anti‑caporalato laws.