Young Italian-German kills family in Germany. Tragedy in Baden-Wuerttemberg, 'they were of Sardinian origin' (ANSA) A 19-year-old with dual citizenship, Italian and German, stabbed to death his parents and brother in Hohentengen, a small municipality in south-west Germany, also seriously injuring his sister.

The crime was perpetrated last night around 9pm and the suspect was immediately placed in precautionary custody. The parents were from Silius and Ballao, in the Cagliari area.