Overview

• Mohamed Rebami, 65, was arrested on a routine road check near Lecco and has confessed to fatally stabbing his 75-year-old wife, retired teacher Emilia Nobili, on August 2 in Poggiridenti.
• Neighbors alerted Carabinieri late Friday after hearing strange noises and screams from Nobili’s apartment, leading officers to discover her body.
• During interrogation, Rebami disclosed details that allowed investigators to recover the knife used in the attack and the clothing he had discarded.
• Court records show earlier red-code domestic violence orders had led to Rebami’s removal from the home before Nobili invited him back despite family concerns.
• The case joins two other domestic violence homicides since June and has prompted prosecutors to review potential lapses in handling prior abuse reports.