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Person: Friedrich Vernarelli

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Italian gets 7 years for killing Irish women

A 33-YEAR-OLD Italian man has been sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay €1 million in compensation after he was convicted of knocking down and killing two young Irish women in Rome before fleeing the scene.

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Trial begins in Rome of man accused of killing two Irish women

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Man on trial over deaths of two Irish women in Rome

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Judge finds signs Rome driver was using drugs

AN ITALIAN judge has found strong indications that Friedrich Vernarelli, the Italian man remanded in custody over the deaths of two Irish women, had been using drugs.

Fri, 21 Mar, 2008

Pressure mounts to hold Rome driver in custody

PRESSURE was growing yesterday for Italian officials to place in custody the son of a former police chief accused of causing the deaths of two Irish women as they celebrated St Patrick’s Day.

Thu, 20 Mar, 2008

Rome driver four times over limit

THE two Irish women killed in Rome by a drunk driver early yesterday were named as Elizabeth Gubbins, from Mount Shannon Road, Lisnagry, Co Limerick, and her friend, Mary Collins, from Co Kildare.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2008

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