Overview
- CCTV from September 2024 in Viareggio shows Cinzia Dal Pino driving her Mercedes into Noureddine 'Said' Mezgui, reversing and running over him multiple times before retrieving her bag and leaving; Mezgui was later declared dead at the scene.
- This week a court convicted Dal Pino of aggravated voluntary homicide, rejected defence bids to reduce the charge to self‑defence or manslaughter, and imposed an 18‑year sentence while allowing her to serve the term under house arrest.
- Dal Pino told police she chased the man because he threatened her with a knife and she needed documents and keys in the bag, but investigators reported no knife was found on Mezgui and prosecutors argued the act was a calculated act of excessive revenge.
- Authorities identified Dal Pino from her vehicle licence plate and arrested her hours after the killing; she spent months under electronic monitoring before the trial and the court granted some mitigating factors while dropping an aggravating cruelty finding.
- The verdict has deepened public and political tensions — Mezgui’s family demands justice, a local archbishop condemned the act, a senior politician voiced sympathy for Dal Pino, and reporting has raised questions about prior police monitoring and failed repatriation requests for Mezgui.