Lucrezia Ciotti She suffocated to death at home in Villatora di Saonara, in the Padua area. The victim, a 96-year-old woman with multiple health issues, died. Her 70-year-old son-in-law allegedly used a bag to suffocate her and, immediately afterward, called 112 to report what had happened.
Murder in the Padua area: 96-year-old woman suffocated at home: her son-in-law confesses to the police.
A serious news story occurred this afternoon, Sunday 13 September, in Villatora di Saonara , in the province of Padua.
As reported by Padova Oggi , the victim is Maria Zanasca, 96 , an elderly woman with various health problems who lived in the home on Via Bolzano with her daughter and her son-in-law, 70-year-old Enrico Marigo , a pensioner with no criminal record. The woman was cared for daily by her family, and at the time of the incident, only her son-in-law remained at home with her.
According to initial reports, after the 96-year-old woman expressed a medical need, the man suffocated her by placing a bag over her head . Immediately afterward, the 70-year-old himself called 112 , contacting the Carabinieri operations center in Piove di Sacco and requesting a patrol.
During the call he reportedly said he had attacked his mother-in-law, causing her death.
96-year-old woman suffocated at home by her son-in-law: the reconstruction and the mayor's condolences
Marigo allegedly told investigators that the act arose from a family situation that had become progressively more difficult due to his mother-in-law's deteriorating health and what the man described as the elderly woman's repeated irrational behavior . The seventy-year-old appeared to be in a state of severe emotional distress, but his statements will now be verified by investigators.
Following initial investigations, the man was transferred to the Padua prison , where he remains at the disposal of the judicial authorities. The mayor of Saonara, Michela Lazzaro , also spoke out on the matter, expressing the condolences of the administration and the community: " I am deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic death of our fellow citizen . We trust in the work of law enforcement and the judiciary to shed full light on what happened. In this moment of great sorrow, our entire community stands with the family ."