The body recovered in theBacchiglione river near Padua Thursday is that of AlbertoPittarello, a 39-year-old man who three days ago stabbed to death his wife, Sara Buratin, in nearby Bovolenta, Carabinieri in Padua confirmed.
Formal recognition was made at the morgue by family members.
No traces of wounds were found on the body, according to reports, and the hypothesis is that he died by drowning.
However, the autopsy will clarify the cause of death.
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