Overview
- Precautionary measures ordered Monday jailed the 50-year-old son on aggravated murder, abuse and unlawful confinement charges, while the 81-year-old wife was put under house arrest for alleged abuse and confinement.
- The son, questioned Tuesday, denied killing his father and said the ear wound and blood came from recent falls in the cellar.
- Prosecutors say medical exams found severe malnutrition, untreated bedsores and old fractures that indicate long neglect.
- The autopsy points to compressive asphyxia, and investigators say the body was moved upstairs after the son first called a funeral home instead of emergency services.
- A guard doctor refused to certify a natural death and requested a forensic review, which launched five months of RIS Parma and Pavia lab work, and the defense now seeks looser custody as the wife’s hearing is delayed for health reasons.