Man jailed for life over fatal bashing of Perth grandfather Emilio Lombardi


Emiliano Lombardi in hospital after the attack. He later died from his injuries. (9News)

A man who bashed a Perth grandfather, who later died from his injuries, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 23 years.

Quade Karsum Jones, 29, attacked Emilio Lombardi outside his East Cannington home after the elderly man went outside to investigate a disturbance on August 16 last year.Mr Lombardi, 84, died in hospital two weeks after the assault.

The man accused of bashing Emilio Lombardi has been sentenced to life in prison.
The man accused of bashing Emilio Lombardi has been sentenced to life in prison. (9News)

Graphic images Mr Lombardi’s injuries were later shared by WA Police. Jones, from Seville Grove, bashed Mr Lombardi during a day-long crime spree, with officers called to the area after a string of random attacks on strangers.

Emilio Lomardi died two weeks after being brutally attacked.
Emilio Lomardi died two weeks after being brutally attacked. (9News)

The incidents included the assault of a woman in her 40s, a man in his 20s being punched and robbed, and a woman in her 20s being hit with a metal sign.


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