Overview
- Mariella Chiari, 81, was found in her home with multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead by emergency responders.
- Renato Bianchi, 78, was arrested by Carabinieri in Luino and transferred to Milan’s San Vittore prison for heightened safeguards due to psychological fragility, according to prosecutors.
- A prosecutor’s note states preliminary results link the violence to trivial reasons tied to scratch‑off gambling, with no clear longstanding disputes emerging in questioning.
- Investigators recovered a kitchen knife placed on the victim’s body, sealed the residence, and ordered an autopsy at the Varese Institute of Legal Medicine.
- Relatives on the ground floor raised the alarm after a minor granddaughter saw the grandfather come downstairs shouting, and investigators continue interviews as the motive is still being established.