Man jailed for accidentally shooting friend over speeding fines
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 03:32 · Archive
Robert Mantini was sentenced to 13 years and six months for fatally shooting Adrian Romeo during an argument about $534 in speeding fines.
Robert Mantini, 61, was sentenced to 13 years and six months in the Victorian Supreme Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to homicide by firearm. He fatally shot Adrian Romeo, 42, during a confrontation at Mantini's home in Greenvale on 10 February 2024. The two had been friends until falling out over two speeding fines totalling $534 that Romeo had incurred while renting a vehicle to Mantini in October 2023.
Romeo drove to Mantini's home carrying paperwork about the infringements. Mantini pulled out a shotgun and told Romeo to leave. He struck Romeo with the gun, and the firearm discharged into Romeo's back as Romeo walked towards the door. Justice Kerri Judd said Mantini had "unintentionally discharged" the shotgun and ought to have known it contained ammunition after shooting it half an hour earlier.
Another man present in the house became distressed at the incident. Mantini threatened his family, saying "I should kill you for seeing this". Mantini and his son Luca Mantini then carried Romeo's body to the boot of a gold Toyota Camry. Romeo disappeared in Melbourne's north and police located his burnt remains on a farming property in Wildwood about ten months later.
How it is being reported
- Adrian Romeo death: Killer Robert Mantini jailed for accidental shootingA devoted family man who vanished while visiting a friend was accidentally shot dead during a spat over $534 in speeding fines, a court has been told.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 03:12
- Adrian Romeo death: Killer Robert Mantini jailed for accidental shootingA devoted family man who vanished while visiting a friend was accidentally shot dead during a spat over $534 in speeding fines, a court has been told.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 03:11
In this story: Adrian Romeo · Robert Mantini · Luca Mantini · Justice Kerri Judd · Melbourne · Greenvale · Wildwood
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