Sonya Caleffi
Sonya Caleffi | |
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Born | |
Criminal penalty | 20 years |
Details | |
Victims | 5+ |
Span of crimes | 2003–2004 |
Country | Italy |
Date apprehended | 15 December 2004 |
Sonya Caleffi (born 21 July 1970) is an Italian serial killer. She was suspected of killing 15 to 18 people and convicted of five of them.
Biography
At fifteen, Caleffi began to suffer from depression and anorexia nervosa, but at school, she remained a very quiet girl, with good performance in school.
Between 1990 and 1993, she attended courses to become a professional nurse at the Valduce Hospital of Como. In 1993, she married a carpenter from Cernobbio after being engaged for six months. Continuous quarrels between them lead her to divorce after just a year. She later met a radiologist and went to live with him in Tavernerio, where she finished her job in a state of reclusion at home.[1]
From 1993 to 2000, Caleffi worked at the Valduce Hospital of Como in the departments of
Arrest
«I am very sorry for what happened, and I ask forgiveness if it is possible. I didn't want those patients to end up like this. I practiced those surgeries because I liked that everyone rushed to save the patients in time.»
On 15 December 2004, Caleffi was arrested but confessed to only six murders, four confirmed and two suspected.
Sentencing
On 14 December 2007, Caleffi was sentenced to serve 20 years of imprisonment for five murders and two attempted murders in San Vittore Prison causing anger among the families of the victims. On 3 March 2008, the Appeal Court of Milan confirmed the first instance sentence of 20 years imprisonment, even if the attorney general had requested life imprisonment, but the abbreviated rite has reduced the sentence.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Articolo su SerialKillers.it
- ^ ISBN 88-541-0459-0
- ^ Infermiera uccide sei pazienti "Volevo attirare l'attenzione"
- ^ Infermiera killer, «solo un caso accertato»
- ^ Sonya Caleffi a 'Grazia': 'Non sono un'assassina' Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Infermiera killer, i delitti erano programmati