Overview
- Mariella Chiari, 81, was found fatally stabbed at her home on via Pezza in Mesenzana, Varese.
- Carabinieri detained her husband, Renato Bianchi, 78, who is being held in San Vittore to reduce the risk of self-harm.
- Prosecutors say early findings suggest the attack was linked to a trivial quarrel over scratch-off lottery tickets.
- Investigators sealed the residence, recovered a kitchen knife reportedly left on the victim, and ordered a forensic autopsy in Varese.
- Relatives living downstairs raised the alarm, interviews with family and acquaintances are ongoing, and no prior episodes of domestic violence were recorded.