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September 26, 2021 A 65-year-old man killed his 59-year-old wife with a shotgun shot and then turned the gun on himself, taking his own life. All in front of the eyes of the daughter who called the Carabinieri. It happened yesterday evening, around 8.15 pm, in Castel Sant'Elia, in the Viterbo area. Apparently the couple was separating.



 Last night a call came to the carabinieri during which a girl claimed to have witnessed the murder of her mother by her father, who, a few moments later, had turned the gun against him and had taken his own life. The couple was in the process of separation, but, as confirmed by police sources, there were no signs that could foreshadow the tragic ending, yet another femicide.



The reasons for the gesture are not known precisely at the moment.

"We never expected it - says a lady who, with the car, passes near the house where the victim and the suicide man lived - knowing him I knew that there were problems in the couple, but I never imagined this".



"A drama that involves us: the sudden death of the spouses, Ciriaco and Anna, something tragic for our whole community. Words are tight, especially in moments like these. We express our condolences to the daughters, Valentina and Valeria, and to all other family members ".

Thus, on Facebook, Vincenzo Girolami, the mayor of Sant'Elia.