The body of a
50-year-old artisan has been found in a cellar in a central
building in the town of Sestri Levante, near Genoa, sources said
Thursday.
Investigators believe the man was killed, the sources said.
The body of Antonio Olivieri, a painter and decorator, was
found in a pool of blood.
The man had head injuries and plastic straps around his
throat, the sources said.
Police said they were seeking Olivieri's wife Gesoita
Barbosa, 35.
The woman, who lives under the assumed name of Anita Brandao,
is required to sign in with police every day because of previous
crimes.
She did not show up today, police said.
Police later tracked her down at the home of a friend.
She reportedly provided an alibi, saying her movements had
been filmed on CCTV cameras.
An initial examination of he body showed Olivieri had been
knocked out with a blow to the head and then strangled.
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