He killed his wife with a shovel and killed himself with a crossbow. Murder-suicide tonight in a house in Avigliana, a municipality in the metropolitan city of Turin at the entrance to the Susa Valley. The victims are Gian Vittorio Manassero, 54 years old, and Stefania Viziale, 48 years old. According to a first reconstruction by the carabinieri, it was the latter that raised the alarm, but when the military arrived, both were already dead.
The tragedy this evening in via Pietra Piana, in a rural house in the countryside of the town, the gate closed and two Dobermanns to guard, for which the intervention of the kennel was necessary. Firefighters are also on site.
The uncensored man was being treated for mental problems. And his own disturbances could have triggered the violence.
“Soon come, call someone, the situation is deteriorating”, the words spoken with difficulty on the phone by the woman, who, in front of her husband’s agitation, called the Center of Mental Hygiene that followed him. “Please help me …”.
The request for intervention was immediately sent to the police, who rushed to the couple’s home. But there was nothing more to do. According to preliminary findings, the man hit his wife on the head with a shovel, then shot her an arrow with a crossbow. A weapon in free detention, the same with which he committed suicide by shooting himself in the face. The inspection of the carabinieri, and the related checks, are still in progress.
The tragedy this evening in via Pietra Piana, in a rural house in the countryside of the town, the gate closed and two Dobermanns to guard, for which the intervention of the kennel was necessary. Firefighters are also on site.
The uncensored man was being treated for mental problems. And his own disturbances could have triggered the violence.
“Soon come, call someone, the situation is deteriorating”, the words spoken with difficulty on the phone by the woman, who, in front of her husband’s agitation, called the Center of Mental Hygiene that followed him. “Please help me …”.
The request for intervention was immediately sent to the police, who rushed to the couple’s home. But there was nothing more to do. According to preliminary findings, the man hit his wife on the head with a shovel, then shot her an arrow with a crossbow. A weapon in free detention, the same with which he committed suicide by shooting himself in the face. The inspection of the carabinieri, and the related checks, are still in progress.
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