Matera: Elderly Man Kills His Seriously Ill Wife and Then Attempts Suicide, Arrested by Carabinieri

The Carabinieri of the Matera Company, yesterday evening, proceeded to the arrest of a 77 year old from Matera, held responsible for murder.

The old man, in the early afternoon, would have suffocated his 69-year-old wife, who had been seriously ill for years, after which he would have attempted to commit suicide by cutting the veins in both arms with a kitchen knifeRescued by family members and transported by 118 to the emergency room of the Madonna delle Grazie hospital in Matera, Where, After being treated and stabilized, he admitted his responsibilities.

The Public Prosecutor on duty from the Public Prosecutor's Office of Matera who coordinated the investigation went to the scene of the murder and subsequently to the hospital to question the suspect.

Currently man is guarded in hospital, not in danger of life.