Overview
- Pifferi was found guilty of voluntary homicide, with judges upholding that she was capable of understanding and intending her actions at the time.
- The court accepted a court‑ordered psychiatric report describing sectoral cognitive fragility and affective immaturity that did not negate overall functioning.
- With only the kinship aggravation remaining, the panel balanced it with generic mitigating factors, setting the term at 24 years, the maximum for simple homicide.
- The procurator general had sought confirmation of the life sentence, while the defense pressed for partial mental infirmity and a lesser charge tied to abandonment.
- Relatives condemned the reduction in court, and the defense signaled possible further appeals, with written reasons expected within about two weeks.