The court confession reported by ANSA in Como changes the starting point of the proceedings over Ramona Rinaldi’s death, but it does not settle the case. Daniele Re, Rinaldi’s partner, said he wanted to plead guilty and apologise to her family and relatives. ANSA reported that he had previously maintained his innocence.
The shift matters because it came at the end of the evidentiary phase of the trial, and because ANSA said even Re’s defence lawyer was taken by surprise. But the Court of Assizes did not issue a judgment. It accepted prosecutor Antonia Pavan’s request for a supplementary psychiatric assessment and adjourned the proceedings until 2 December.
That decision gives the confession its proper procedural weight: it is a major new development in the hearing, not a replacement for the court’s remaining assessment. Re had already undergone an evaluation of his capacity to understand and intend his actions, according to ANSA, but the available report does not set out the scope of the new assessment or the findings of the earlier one.
The public interest lies in keeping that sequence clear rather than treating one statement in court as the end of the story. Rinaldi, 39, was found at her home in Veniano on 21 February 2025. The court must now consider the record before it, including the additional assessment requested by the prosecution, before reaching its own decision.
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- ANSA · Top news · Source date: 2026-11-11
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