Sicilian Mafia boss Messina Denaro — also dubbed the “last godfather”— has died, the country’s news agencies reported early on Monday morning.
Denaro was considered to be Italy’s most wanted fugitive before he was captured in January this year after having been on the run for 30 years.
The 61-year-old — who had colon cancer — had been in a coma since Friday, which his doctors had deemed irreversible, reports said.
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dvv/kb (dpa, AFP)