(ANSA) - IMPERIA, APR 19 - An 81-year-old man killed his
80-year-old wife and the family dog at Rocca Nervina near
Ventimiglia in the province of Imperia in northwestern Italy on
Monday.
Local sources said the man cut the sleeping woman's and the
animal's throats shortly before dawn.
He then went back to bed and tried to slit his wrists with the
knife he had used, but having failed to do so called the police,
the sources said.
The couple apparently had a violent row Sunday night.
The man was named as Fulvio Sartori, a former member of the
crack Alpine army regiment and a former forest ranger.
The woman was named as Tina Boeri, and the dog as Luna.
Neighbours told police the pair were a quiet couple.
Sartori was often seen walking the dog in the town, which has a
population of about 3,000.
"It is a completely unexpected act, the town is in shock," said
a local traffic policeman. (ANSA).
Man, 81, kills wife and dog near Imperia
Then tries to slit his own wrists, calls cops