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Man Kills Hospitalized Ex‑Wife and Then Dies After Jumping From Versilia Hospital Window

Authorities plan a police probe to reconstruct the stabbing and to review hospital visitor safeguards.

Overview

  • Friday morning a man entered the rehabilitation ward at Versilia Hospital in Lido di Camaiore and allegedly stabbed his 67‑year‑old ex‑wife before jumping from a third‑floor window.
  • Medical staff and 118 emergency responders attempted to resuscitate both victims but could only confirm their deaths at the scene.
  • The woman had been hospitalized in serious condition for about three weeks and the 80‑year‑old man reportedly visited her regularly.
  • Local police are conducting an active investigation to reconstruct the sequence of events and to clarify motive and method.
  • The case raises urgent questions about patient safety, visitor access in care wards, and responses to intimate‑partner violence that authorities and the hospital are expected to address.