Man out of coma after dad killed mum and sister

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 31 - A 23-year-old Italian man who was left in a coma after being hit with a hammer by his father who killed his mother and sister earlier this month is now conscious and able to communicate with gestures, his family's lawyer told ANSA Tuesday.
    Nicolò Maja was bludgeoned after his father Alessandro killed his mother Stefania and his 16-year-old sister Giulia before setting fire to himself in a bid to commit suicide in the family's home in Samarate, in the northern province of Varese, on May 4.
    "Nicolò is markedly improved and really seems to be able to answer questions, if only with gestures," said attorney Stefano Bettinelli.
    "It's great news...although his recovery will be very, very long". (ANSA).