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San Stino di Livenza in Venice, where a 17-year-old stabbed his aunt to death and threw her body in the river.

Teenager stabs aunt to death and throws body into Livenza river

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Teenager stabs aunt to death and throws body into Livenza river

A 17-year-old boy has confessed to stabbing his 53-year-old aunt Chiara Guerra and disposing of her body in the Livenza river near their home in San Stino di Livenza, in the Metropolitan City of Venice.

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Milan Certosa station By Sergio D’Afflitto, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40771908

Young man stabbed to death at Milan Certosa station

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Young man stabbed to death at Milan Certosa station

The killing of a 22-year-old at Certosa station has reignited a bitter political argument about urban safety, gang violence. A key question: has Italy’s government has delivered on its law-and-order promises.

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Chiara Petrolini (pictured in 2025) convicted of muredering two of her newborn children.

Chiara Petrolini gets 24 years for murdering two newborns

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Chiara Petrolini gets 24 years for murdering two newborns

A court in Parma has convicted Chiara Petrolini of the premeditated murder of two babies she secretly delivered and buried on the family property.

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Two killed outside Sikh temple in Covo, Bergamo

Two men shot dead outside Sikh temple

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Two men shot dead outside Sikh temple

The double killing outside the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Covo has left a well-established local community in shock. A suspect, described as a regular worshipper at the Sikh temple, remained at large as investigators worked to establish a motive.

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Castor beans from which the toxic poison ricin is extracted. By HediBougghanmi2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26602020

‘Food poisoning’ deaths in Molise actually ricin murders

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on ‘Food poisoning’ deaths in Molise actually ricin murders

What appeared to be a tragic case of food poisoning that killed a mother and teenage daughter in southern Italy at Christmas has been dramatically recast as a premeditated double murder. It was carried out using ricin, one of the most lethal naturally occurring toxins known to science.

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Murderer commits suicide by jumping from Milan duomo

Murderer dies in fall from Milan duomo

May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Murderer dies in fall from Milan duomo

A convicted murderer who had gone on the run after a stabbing incident in Milan has died after falling from the city’s iconic cathedral, the Duomo di Milano.

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Amedeo Matacena whose last wife is being investigated for his murder, and that of his mother

Wife of Matacena investigated for double murder

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Wife of Matacena investigated for double murder

Prosecutors in Reggio Calabria have opened an investigation into Maria Pia Tropepi, 43, on double murder charges related to the deaths of her husband, Amedeo Matacena, and his mother, Raffaella De Carolis.

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107-year-old arrested over murder of family

17-year-old arrested over murder of family

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 17-year-old arrested over murder of family

A 17-year-old has been arrested after confessing late Sunday to allegedly killing his parents and 12-year-old brother at their home in Paderno Dugnano, near Milan.

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Mario Eutizia, a carer in Italy, kills four clients

Carer kills four “out of pity”

August 24, 2024August 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Carer kills four “out of pity”

On Friday, 48-year-old Neapolitan Mario Eutizia went to the Carabinieri in Caserta and confessed to four murders. His lawyers Antonio Daniele and Gennaro Romano accompanied him. All the victims had been under his care.

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entrance to park where the murder took place. Bqaden Powell park, Pescara

Two minors arrested over murder of 17-year-old in Pescara

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Two minors arrested over murder of 17-year-old in Pescara

Those allegedly responsible for the murder of 17-year-old Thomas Christopher Luciani, whose body was found yesterday evening in the undergrowth of Baden Powell Park in central Pescara, have been arrested.

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