Matteo Messino Denaro died in hospital after a long battle with cancer.
In Italy 61 died after a long cancer illness -year-old “last godfather” and leader of the Sicilian mafia clan “Cosa Nostra” Matteo Messina Denaro
The Guardian writes about this.
It is noted that the mayor of the central Italian city of L' L'Aquila confirmed Denaro's death in hospital “following an exacerbation of his illness.”
According to the mayor, his death “puts an end to the story of violence and blood.”
What is known about Matteo Messine Denaro
Denaro was born in Castelvetrano, Sicily in 1962. He succeeded in the family business, building an illegal multibillion-dollar empire in the waste management, wind energy and retail industries.
In 2002, he was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment.
Denaro was arrested< /strong> in Sicily in a private clinic, where he came to be treated for cancer.
Matteo Messina Denaro has been hiding from the police since 1993. He is suspected of killing at least 50 people.
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