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Elderly Woman Fatally Stabbed in Genoa as Son Is Detained for Questioning

Police are probing a suspected domestic killing in Molassana after finding the victim with multiple stab wounds.

Overview

  • Officers found the woman dead on Via San Felice on Sunday afternoon in Genoa’s Molassana neighborhood.
  • The younger son, 52, was located at the scene with blood-stained clothing and was taken to the questura for questioning.
  • Corriere della Sera reports the victim was 86, though some outlets cite a slightly different age.
  • The elder son, 62, alerted authorities before police and forensic teams arrived.
  • Public prosecutor Luca Scorza Azzarà joined Polizia di Stato, scientific police and carabinieri at the scene as the homicide investigation proceeds, with motive and any charges still under review.