Overview
- Carabinieri and 118 responders found two bodies in a home in Corleone’s historic center, and authorities are treating the case as a suspected homicide-suicide.
- The location was reported as via Sgarlata, with investigators continuing inquiries into what happened inside the residence.
- Local media identify the woman as Lucia Pecoraro, 78, and the daughter as Giuseppina Milone, 47, and report that the mother allegedly strangled her daughter with a rope before hanging herself, details not yet formally confirmed by police.
- Residents and the mayor described widespread shock, noting the family was well known in the community and that the mother had been caring for a daughter with severe autism.
- The mayor said municipal social services had begun an assistance plan after the husband’s death eight months ago, while a disability advocacy leader highlighted gaps in implementing Italy’s “Dopo di noi” support framework.