FILE PHOTO: Mayor of Turin Chiara Appendino attends a ceremony to draw an Italian flag to half mast, as mayors across Italy stand in silence to honour the country's dead due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Turin, Italy, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
ROME (Reuters) - Turin mayor Chiara Appendino was found guilty on Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a stampede during a screening of the 2017 Champions League soccer final that killed two people and injured hundreds.
Three other officials and an events organiser were also convicted in the case, all receiving suspended 18-month prison terms.
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