(ANSA) - ANCONA, NOVEMBER 28 - An 84-year-old woman was killed with scissors by her 56-year-old son, under treatment for some time for mental problems, who then also attempted to set fire to the body in San Severino Marche (Macerata).
The incident, local media reported today, took place in the apartment where the two lived together and which is located in via Raffaello, the same street as the carabinieri barracks.
Maria Bianchi, this is the victim's name, and her son Michele Quadraroli, ran a bar together and were well known in the city.
The man was arrested by the police.
The assault would have started in the woman's bedroom and ended up in the bathroom.
The 56-year-old would also have attempted to set fire to the body.
The alarm was raised by the man's doctor, who heard him on the phone and warned the carabinieri.
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