Strépy-Bracquegnies
- Jun 16
Prosecutor demands 27-year sentence for Belgian carnival driver who killed seven
The public prosecutor asked the jury for 27 years of criminal detention for Paolo Falzone, convicted of seven murders and 79 attempted murders at the Strépy‑Bracquegnies carnival in March 2022.
- Jun 12
Paolo Falzone convicted of seven murders in 2022 Strépy carnival crash, premeditation not upheld
A jury in Mons found Paolo Falzone guilty of murder for driving his car at extreme speed into a crowd of carnival goers in Strépy-Bracquegnies in 2022, killing seven. Premeditation was not retained, sparing him a life sentence but exposing him to up to thirty years.
