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Father Set to Be Sentenced in New York for the Murder of Nine-Year-Old Montreal Girl
He faces a possible life sentence after jurors found he drowned his 9-year-old daughter and hid her body, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, Luciano Frattolin, a Montreal resident, faces sentencing in Essex County Court for the second-degree murder of his nine-year-old daughter, Melina Frattolin.
- During a United States trip in July 2025, Frattolin reported Melina missing and claimed two men kidnapped her; police arrested him shortly after when her body was found in a Ticonderoga, New York marsh.
- A jury found Frattolin guilty in August after a three-week trial, where prosecutors used cellphone and vehicle location data to disprove his kidnapping claim and establish he drowned the girl.
- District Attorney Michael Langey stated Frattolin faces a potential life sentence with eligibility for parole after a minimum of 15 or 25 years for second-degree murder and corpse concealment convictions.
- Judge Tatiana Coffinger is also expected to rule today on a motion to set aside the guilty verdict before proceeding with sentencing, providing the defence a final legal avenue.
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The Montrealer was found guilty of drowning his daughter in a stream in New York State in the summer of 2025.
·Montreal, Canada
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Father set to be sentenced in New York for the murder of nine-year-old Montreal girl
ELIZABETHTOWN - A Montreal man found guilty of drowning his daughter in a creek in Upstate New York is set to be sentenced today in Essex County Court.
·Toronto, Canada
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Montreal man convicted of killing 9-year-old daughter to be sentenced today
A U.S. judge is expected to hand down a sentence Wednesday for Luciano Frattolin, a Montreal man who was found guilty in August of the second-degree murder of his nine-year-old daughter, Melina.
·Ottawa, Canada
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