Turin stampede conviction
ton the lead with a 30thminute stunner but a dominant Leicester deservedly levelled after the break, when Everton keeper Jordan Pickford fumbled a skidding Youri Tielemans shot into the net.
Burnley’s revival continued as it twice came from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 32, Chris Wood scoring a 79thminute winner at Turf Moor.
Burnley, 15th in the table, moved on to 22 points and Villa dropped to 10th on 29.
In the day’s other game, 17thplaced Brighton and Hove Albion drew 00 with 18thplaced Fulham, the most predictable event of the week so far.
Champion Liverpool plays Tottenham Hotspur today. — Reuters
ROME: Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino was found guilty yesterday of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a stampede during a screening of the 2017 Champions League final that killed two people and injured hundreds.
Three other officials and an events organiser were also convicted in the case, all receiving suspended 18month prison terms.
An estimated 30,000 people had been in San Carlo square watching the game between Real Madrid and Juventus on a giant screen when panic rippled through the crowd and there was a mass surge for the exits.
Investigators said the mayhem had been triggered by a group of thieves who used pepper spray to disorientate their victims. Four Moroccans were sentenced to just over 10 years in jail in 2019 for their role in sparking the chaos.
Appendino and her codefendants were accused of managing the event badly. They had denied the charges and the mayor said she would appeal yesterday’s ruling.
``Today I have to answer, as mayor, for events triggered by the mad actions of a gang of robbers,'' she said on Facebook.
Appendino was a member of the antiestablishment 5Star Movement when she was elected mayor in 2016. She was suspended from the group last year after being found guilty of a bureaucratic misdemeanour and has said she will not seek reelection. — Reuters