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76-year-old man kills wife and handicapped son in Rome

Killer calls police himself

09 April, 13:49
76-year-old man kills wife and handicapped son in Rome (ANSA) - Rome, April 9 - A 76-year-old man killed his wife and handicapped son in Rome on Wednesday, investigators said. According to a preliminary reconstruction, in the man suffocated his 36-year-old son with a pillow, then shot his 64-year-old wife in the head after failing in an attempt to suffocate her as well. The man called police himself to report the incident and waited for them to arrive.

He said he killed his wife because she was critically ill.

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