Sentence
Francesco D'Agostino
Francesco D'Agostino (aged 45) was sentenced at Brighton (Magistrates) on 22 October 2020 to 22 Years - Life for Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Brighton (Magistrates)
- Sentenced
- 22 October 2020
- Sentence
- 22 Years - Life
- Judge
- Judge Christine Laing QC
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
He was found guilty (retrial) of murder in Brighton, East Sussex, on 11 September 2019. He had arranged for his victim to deliver him Class A drugs (cocaine) when he attacked him with a knife and metal poles. His victim suffered multiple stab wounds and blunt force injuries to his head and died on the way to hospital. The judge said: "I have little doubt that your addiction to class A drugs, nominally crack cocaine, played a significant part ... You sent a text message saying 'tonight I will commit a murder'. You claimed in your evidence that it was just a joke, but within two and a half hours you had done just that... I am quite satisfied that this was a pre-planned attack."
Aggravating and mitigating factors
Planned / Premeditated / Degree of Planning; Specific planned use of the weapon / weapon brought to scene