victim of unfair press coverage that had convicted him before trial. On 13 December 2007, Colonna was pronounced guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. He later appealed. On 20 June 2011, Colonna's conviction was upheld on appeal, and he spent the remainder of his life in the Toulon-La Farlède detention centre. Death On 2 March 2022, Colonna was attacked in prison by Franck Elong Abé, an Islamist 36-year-old Cameroonian inmate, reportedly for "disrespecting Muhammad". In response, violent unrest broke out across Corsica. After spending three weeks in a coma at a hospital, he died of his wounds on 21 March 2022, at the age of 61. References 1960 births 2022 deaths 20th-century French criminals French people of Breton descent French terrorism victims Corsican nationalists French male criminals Male murderers Nationalist assassins People from Ajaccio People murdered in France People killed by Islamic terrorism Prisoners murdered in custody French people who died in prison custody Prisoners who died in French detention Male murder victims Murdered criminals