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April 14, 2021 A 73-year-old pensioner suffocated with a pillow and killed his 68-year-old sick wife before calling the carabinieri and reporting himself.

It happened in Vignola, in the Modena area.

The military intervened on the spot at 4.45 this morning: the elderly man admitted his responsibilities

justifying the murder due to his wife's serious illness

.

He told the carabinieri that he could no longer see her in that state.

The man was placed under house arrest.

The 68-year-old's body was transported to forensics.