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Sicilian Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, whose crimes include having a child's body dissolved in acid, has been released from prison. Dubbed the "people slayer", Brusca has confessed to his role in over 100 killings, including the assassination of Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone.

Dr Anna Sergi is a senior lecturer in Criminology at the University of Essex, and an expert on the Mafia.

She told Newsday: 鈥淗e collaborated with justice, and he is under protection now. He is going to be looked after. Brusca was one of the most violent killers of Cosa Nostra (Sicilian mafia) and he repented after he was arrested. He is the embodiment of Cosa Nostra falling apart.鈥�

鈥淲e still need his testimony in a number of trials, the state does not want to lose him. He is not going to receive a welcome back party. It is likely someone close to him might be hurt.鈥�

Photo: Giovanni Brusca being led away by police (EPA)