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Man caught after killing brother by running him over

Drove over body several times near Cosenza say police

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - COSENZA, MAR 22 - A 43-year-old man was caught by police Monday after allegedly killing his 45-year-old brother by running him over several times with his car near Cosenza in Calabria.
    The incident happened at the small town of Mongrassano.
    Carabinieri from the nearby town of San Marco Argentano are investigating.
    According to an initial reconstruction of events, the man hit his brother with his BMW and then drove over his prone body several times to make sure he was dead, police said.
    He then sped away in the black car that had foreign number plates, police said.
    The victim was said to have died instantly.
    Passersby phoned police.
    An autopsy has been ordered.
    The alleged murderer was identified and taken into custody in Cosenza.
    Police said the two brothers had been squabbling for some time over money and other issues.
    This continual bickering had also involved the arrested brother's daughter, police said.
    The man did not say why he had killed his brother.
    The man is currently in custody in a Carabinieri barracks.
    (ANSA).
   

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