Alberto Fioletti, aged 31 and of Fordingbridge, was found guilty on Friday 8 December 2023 of murder following a four-week trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
On Friday 12 May 2023, the defendant and the victim – 34-year-old Stephanie Hodgkinson from Bournemouth – arranged to meet at the victim’s home address in Rosemount Road to discuss their relationship.