Judgment No. 10865/2025: intent and concrete foreseeability in preterintentional homicide

The Court of Cassation, with Judgment No. 10865 of 2025, definitively clarifies the nature of the mental element of preterintentional homicide: an intent aimed at battery or bodily harm, coupled with the concrete foreseeability of the fatal outcome. We examine the contents, procedural repercussions, and defense insights.