He killed his 85-year-old mother and then called the police.
It happened in the province of Arezzo, in Subbiano, in a house where mother and son lived.
The man, a 48-year-old known for addiction problems, was then taken first to the hospital and then to the barracks in Arezzo: to clarify whether he attempted suicide after causing the death of his mother.
According to what emerged at the time, the woman was beaten to death, presumably in a fit of rage after a fight.
"I killed my mom, come" the phone call the man allegedly made to 112 around midnight.
The prosecutor on duty Francesca Eva also went to the scene of the crime.
In the barracks, where the 48-year-old was brought, there were Colonel Claudio Rubertà, provincial commander of the carabinieri, and Major Silvia Gobbini who leads the Arezzo company.
