Matteo Messina Denaro, ‘last godfather’ of Sicilian mafia, dies after long illness
by Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Angela Giuffrida in R from World news | The Guardian on (#6F1KP)
Cosa Nostra boss, 61, had been in hiding since 1993 and was arrested in January while attending hospital
Matteo Messina Denaro, the last godfather" of the Sicilian mafia who was accused of orchestrating some of the most heinous crimes perpetrated by the Cosa Nostra, has died after a long illness.
The national news agency Ansa announced his death overnight on Sunday. The mayor of the central Italian city of L'Aquila, Pierluigi Biondi, confirmed Denaro's death in hospital following a worsening of his illness".
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