Ex partner confesses to woman murder (2)

(ANSA) - Modena, June 28 - The ex partner of a 55-year-old woman who was found dead in a non-functioning fridge in a Modena cellar has confessed to the killing, sources said Tuesday. The suspect, 50-year-old Armando Canò, strangled Betta Fella after the latest in a long series of rows. The man, who has a criminal record, was reported in the past for mistreating the woman. The police found the man at the home of an acquaintance at 2am on Tuesday.
    He is now in prison and faces charges of homicide and hiding a body. A recent spate of femicides, mostly by spurned partners, has raised alarm in Italy and calls for the authorities to take action.