Elderly couple beheaded in Mirandola, double murder in Modena province
An 80-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman found dead in their home in Mirandola, province of Modena. According to investigators, it is a double murder.
Couple found dead in Modena countryside
An 80-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman have been found dead inside their home in the countryside of Mirandola, a municipality of 25,000 inhabitants in the province of Modena. According to reports from tg24.sky.it, both presented very deep wounds to the head consistent with beheading. Law enforcement are treating the case as a double murder.
At the scene, carabinieri, police and emergency services operators arrived. The small street where the home is located was immediately cordoned off to prevent unauthorised access. It is not yet known who contacted the authorities to report the presence of the bodies.
The couple's son has already been questioned by investigators. The investigation is entrusted to Modena Police and coordinated by the local public prosecutor's office. Operating at the scene were the head of the mobile squad Mario Paternoster, deputy prosecutor Marco Niccolini and the forensic police to carry out investigations. Mayor Letizia Budri is in contact with law enforcement awaiting developments.
The discovery has shocked the local community. According to initial reports, every line of inquiry is being examined, although the investigative focus remains that of a double murder. The motives and circumstances of the events remain unknown and are under review by the competent authorities.
Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)