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Police Detain Woman in Death of 63-Year-Old Found at Home in Latina

Police cite serious overnight findings that prompted a custody order, with details expected at a noon briefing.

Overview

  • The 63-year-old was discovered on September 19 in her ground-floor apartment on Via Muzio Scevola in Campo Boario by her caregiver, who found her in blood and called for help.
  • An ambulance crew could not revive the woman, and investigators from the Squadra Mobile and the forensic unit processed the scene.
  • Officers documented an apartment in disarray with blood traces, factors investigators said could indicate a struggle or attempted theft.
  • The on-duty prosecutor ordered an autopsy as part of the inquiry into the cause and manner of death.
  • Police executed a fermo this morning for a woman gravely suspected of the killing after witness interviews, crime-scene analysis, and other technical checks, with a news conference set at the Questura of Latina at 12.