3 arrested for brutal home murder of elderly man

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 14 - Three people including two women were arrested Friday on suspicion of the brutal murder of an elderly retired carpenter in his home near Lecce last June.
    Donato Montinaro, 75, was found dead with his hands and feet tied to a table, hooded and with wounds to his face on June 11.
    One of the women knew the victim had cash in his home and planned the homicide, a court found.
    An autopsy found that Montinaro died due to asphyxiation caused by being gagged, hooded and strangled with clothing, sheets and adhesive tape.
    The murder took place at Castri di Lecce.
    Montinari was tied to the table and forced to tell his murderers where his money was, the court found. (ANSA).