Big Time Sicilian Mafia Boss Dies After ‘Irreversible Coma’: Report

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Matt Young

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Updated Sep. 25, 2023 4:21AM EDT / Published Sep. 25, 2023 12:58AM EDT

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A Sicilian mafia boss who was captured in January after 30 years on the run while seeking treatment for colon cancer has died aged 61, according to AFP, citing Italian news agency ANSA. Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the most notorious and brutal bosses of the Cosa Nostra, the crime syndicate depicted in the Godfather movies, died in hospital after reportedly slipping into an “irreversible coma” on Friday. He had reportedly requested that life-sustaining measures, including resuscitation, be discontinued.

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Big Time Sicilian Mafia Boss Dies After ‘Irreversible Coma’: Report

Matt Young

Carabinieri via Reuters