NICE, France (Reuters) - An Italian serial killer known as the "St Valentine's Beast" who fled to France after being allowed out of prison to visit his mother was sentenced to jail by a French court on Monday.
Already serving a sentence in Italy for extortion, Bartolomeo Gagliano, went on the run last Tuesday after being granted a good behaviour pass. He hijacked a car and forced the driver to take him to Genoa, 170 km (105 miles) from France.
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