US EditionGerman-Born Irish Resident Acquitted of Murder of Wife on Italian Cruise Ship
- Daniel Belling, a German-born Irish resident, was acquitted on appeal of murdering his wife Xing Lei Li on an Italian cruise ship in February 2017.
- Belling was originally convicted in absentia by a Rome court and sentenced to 26 years for killing his wife, who disappeared two days after boarding the MSC Magnifica.
- Belling consistently denied involvement, spending 14 months in Italian jail before his release and returning to Ireland in 2018, while prosecutors alleged he disposed of the body at sea.
- The appellate judges in Rome acquitted him, declaring that the alleged crime did not occur, while his attorney maintained that the prosecution lacked any evidence proving his guilt.
- Belling’s acquittal restores his freedom but leaves the death circumstances unclear, and he believes his wife may have had psychological issues affecting the case.
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Irish-based man acquitted of killing wife on cruise ship during family holiday
CRUISE ship kill accused Daniel Belling has been acquitted on appeal. The Irish-based IT worker was recently sentenced to 26 years in prison in Italy after being convicted of murdering his wife. A court in Rome had found him guilty of killing his wife on a cruise ship off the coast of Italy eight years ago. Belling, who has always protested his innocence, was sentenced in his absence last year for slaying Irish resident Xing Lei Li, 38, on a cru…
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