Mauro Pedrotti, 54, now in custody on charges of premeditated voluntary murder of his mother, Santina Delai, 78, confessed during the night. The elderly woman was found dead yesterday in her home in Puegnago del Garda , in the province of Brescia.
During the long interrogation at the provincial Carabinieri command he revealed that he could no longer tolerate life close to his mother.
The victim lived alone. He got up early, around 5, to clean the house. She did so yesterday morning but less than two hours later she was found lifeless with a rag wrapped around her neck. In the neighboring house - where until five years ago she lived with her husband - her son Mauro lives together with his wife.
The investigators' immediate suspicion was that of murder, there were signs of violence on the body. Open drawers in the house, as if a thief had entered and was then surprised by the old woman. But some elements clashed with this reconstruction: why would someone strangle a 78-year-old woman to escape?
The son had explained that he had called his mother early in the morning before starting work. Having received no response, he notified his wife, who went to check and made the tragic discovery.
Now the autopsy will be able to provide some more details.
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