Cogne homicide
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The so-called Cogne case (known in Italian as the caso Cogne) was the mysterious death of 3-year-old Samuele Lorenzi on 31 January 2002 in his family home in the mountain village of Cogne. The cause of death was found to be a blow to the skull. The weapon has never been identified.
In July 2004 an Italian court sentenced Samuele's mother Anna Maria Franzoni to 30 years in prison for aggravated murder.
On 27 April 2007 the Corte d'assise d'appello Turin reduce the penalty to Anna Maria Franzoni to 16 years of jail.
On 21 May 2008 the Corte di Cassazione confirm the decision of the appeal court and Anna Maria Franzoni was arrested.
