Woman stabbed to death by ex-partner

(ANSA) - Pescara, December 2 - A woman died in Pescara Friday after being stabbed by her former partner at the end of a row in their former home, police said. The man was taken to hospital after trying to commit suicide with the knife. The victim was named as Jennifer Sterlecchini, 26 and the suspected murderer Davide Troilo, 32. She had left the home they had shared a few days ago and on Friday she returned to collect her things, police said, after which a row ensued. Troilo slammed the door on Sterlecchini's mother who tried to intervene. Carabinieri found her body on the floor alongside Troilo's. His condition is not said to be serious and he may be moved to a Carabinieri barracks for questioning. Police were called by a neighbour who heard Sterlecchini's screams.