Scarface five-time killer Mane Driza jailed for 20 years
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Mane Driza was also known as Tony Montana, after Al Pacino's Scarface character
A serial killer who used the nickname of Al Pacino's character in Scarface has been jailed for a fifth murder.
Mane Driza - also known as Tony Montana - killed Stefan Bledar Mone at their flat in north London in June 1999.
Father-to-be Mr Mone was left with 120 injuries following the "brutal" attack. Driza, 41, then went on a three-year killing spree across Europe.
He was sentenced to 20 years in jail at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
The court heard he had already been found guilty of four fatal shootings and an attempted murder in Albania and Italy as well as making threats to kill.
Judge Sarah Munro QC sentenced Driza to life with a minimum term of 20 years.
He will not begin serving his British sentence until 2026, when his sentence in Italy comes to an end.
"This is a very unusual, if not unique case," Ms Munro said.
Driza (r) with Stefan Bledar Mone
Driza, a stonemason, was furious when his flatmate took his wedding ring and gave it to his partner, the court heard.
He then used a pick axe handle, a lock knife and a cheese knife to beat and stab Mr Mone at their Wembley home.
The victim's pregnant girlfriend, Zoe Blay, found the body the next day and was only able to identify him by a distinctive belt buckle.
In 2001, in Albania, Driza was convicted in his absence of two charges of "premeditated murder in complicity of citizens", along with his father.
In June 2002, he was convicted in Sicily of conspiracy to murder Maskaj Artan and Blushaj Albert, and the attempted murder of Maskaj Lefter.
- Published20 March 2019
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