The trial was held in the Italian port city of Imperia. The 74-year-old moved back to his home country after being suspected of murdering his former girlfriend in Linköping.
While waiting for the court proceedings, he has been detained for a year.
Aftonbladet is on site and reports on the case, which is unique. It is the first time an Italian citizen has been prosecuted for a murder committed abroad.
It was Sargonia Dankha's relatives who contacted the Italian prosecutor in 2021. The man is convicted, despite Sargonia Dankha's body never having been found. However, her blood was found in the man's apartment and in a car he had borrowed.
The man had also threatened to kill his former girlfriend, who had left him and gotten another boyfriend. According to Corren, the man is said to have confessed to a former acquaintance that he had murdered someone and asked for help to transport the body.
The case has received great attention in Italy, where it will be the first life sentence in a court case since 2008, writes Aftonbladet.
