An 82-year-old woman stabbed her sick
husband to death and then attempted to take her own life with
the same knife but did not succeed, in the town of Mercatale di
Vernio near Prato, investigative sources said Monday.
The murder and attempted suicide took place on Sunday evening,
according to Carabinieri police.
The man, who was also 82, had Alzheimer's disease.
The woman is currently being treated at the local Santo Stefano
Hospital for a stab wound to the neck.
She is under close surveillance after psychiatric evaluation,
medical sources said.
Carabinieri police probing the murder said the motive is still
unclear but the woman was believed to be exasperated by her
husband's deteriorating condition and lack of medical
assistance.
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