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70-Year-Old Found Fatally Stabbed in Rozzano Apartment After Suicide Threat Call

Authorities are assessing a 21-year-old guest's role in the killing.

Overview

  • Firefighters and carabinieri entered the via delle Peonie flat around 1 a.m. after reports of a young man threatening to jump.
  • Inside they found the apartment ransacked and a 70-year-old man dead from a stab wound to the throat, with the body concealed under furniture.
  • The 21-year-old, reported as Moroccan and known to the victim, had been staying at the home according to initial inquiries.
  • Investigators are examining whether a quarrel between the two escalated into the fatal attack, with forensic work ongoing.
  • The young man was taken to San Paolo hospital for checks as his legal status is reviewed, with media accounts differing on whether he was formally arrested.