On Friday, Maria Cardamone, 80, appeared before the Victorian county court sitting in Wangaratta and Melbourne via video link from prison for a pre-sentence hearing. Michael Cardamone pleaded guilty to Checuti’s murder on 30 June, just weeks before he was due to stand trial. Maria Cardamone pleaded guilty on 3 August to the charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice over her role in helping her son cover up his crime. Michael Cardamone, 50, was jailed for life without parole on 25 August. The defence counsel for Maria Cardamone said the killer had influenced his mother.

Source: The Guardian September 08, 2017 04:41 UTC