Horror erupted this evening in the province of Modena following the gruesome discovery of a man and a woman, an elderly couple, decapitated. The prevailing theory is a brutal double homicide.
This is what happened in the countryside near the municipality of Mirandola, a town of about 25,000 inhabitants, one of the most striking towns in the crater of the 2012 earthquake that struck Emilia. It is still unclear who contacted law enforcement, alerting them to the presence of the two bodies inside the home. The victims, reportedly, are an Italian husband and wife. The man was 80 years old and the woman was 70.
The whereabouts of their son are currently unknown, and this is another piece of the puzzle investigators are called upon to piece together.
The report of the elderly people's discovery shocked the entire Mirandola community. A massive police deployment was deployed.
When police officers, Carabinieri, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene, they encountered a dramatic and macabre scene. The small street leading to the victims' home was immediately cordoned off to prevent unauthorized access.
Mayor Letizia Budri, alerted, is in contact with law enforcement, awaiting developments and updates. The only thing known, from initial reports on the scene, is that the elderly couple's bodies had very deep head wounds. So deep, they were said to be decapitated. Every lead is being examined, but it is highly likely a double homicide.
Everything else, starting with what happened inside the family home, and especially why, is being examined by law enforcement. The investigation has been entrusted to the police and coordinated by the Modena Prosecutor's Office. On site are Mario Paternoster, head of the Flying Squad, and the on-duty prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutor Marco Niccolini. The forensic police are working on the delicate investigations.
(Unioneonline)