An alarming spate of femicides in
Italy continued on Saturday when a 55-year-old man, Franco
Panariello, stabbed to death his wife Concetta Marruocco, 53, in
the town of Cerreto d'Esi, near Ancona.
Panariello reportedly got his daughter, a minor, to call the
Carabinieri police after killing Marruocco.
The couple were separating.
Panariello was already on trial for allegedly subjecting
Marruocco and her three children to over 20 years of
mistreatment.
A hearing last month was told about Panariello's alleged
physical and psychological abuse and fits of extreme anger.
In a separate case, a 57-year-old woman is in a critical
condition in hospital after being stabbed in the throat by her
partner.
The man tried to flee but was arrested.
Photo: a file image of Carabinieri police.
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