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Sicilian mafia boss bites off prison guard's finger
By Guardian, 8 Sep 2020
Sep 9, 2020 - 11:53:34 AM

Giuseppe Fanara from Cosa Nostra clan attacked seven guards during cell inspection.  Fanara was nine years into his sentence under Italy’s tough ‘41-bis’ penal code reserved for mafia members.

A Sicilian mafia boss serving a life sentence bit off and swallowed a prison guard’s finger during an altercation, according to an Italian news report.

Giuseppe Fanara, 60, who was serving a life sentence at Rebibbia prison in Rome, attacked seven guards in June when they came to inspect his cell, the daily Il Messagero reported.

Fanara, from Sicily’s notorious Cosa Nostra clan, was nine years into his sentence under Italy’s tough “41-bis” penal code reserved for mafia members. The harsh prison regime isolates mobster bosses to prevent them from running their clans from behind bars.

“During the altercation he (Fanara) bit off the agent’s little finger on his right hand,” the paper said. “The finger disappeared, leading a Rome prosecutor to conclude it had been eaten,” it added.

The prisoner then charged the six other guards, using a broomstick as a weapon, allegedly shouting: “I’ll slit your throats like pigs!”

Fanara has since been transferred to Sardinia’s high-security Sassari prison, the paper said, adding he was facing new charges including aggravated assault and resisting arrest.

Earlier this year, Italy decided to release a number of elderly and infirm mobster bosses – including some belonging to Cosa Nostra. That decision sparked an outcry, forcing the justice ministry to backpedal and review the decision.

 



Source: Ocnus.net 2020