(ANSA) - Rome, August 16 - A pair of women's legs were found
on Tuesday evening in a Rome rubbish bin in the upper-class area
of Parioli and her brother, who is reported to have psychiatric
issues, is suspected, sources said Wednesday.
A homeless girl made the discovery when sifting through the
trash and the police were alerted.
Other parts of the body have now been found in a flat in the
Flaminio district, about one kilometre from the Parioli bin,
sources said Wednesday.
Plastic bags are believed to contain the rest of the body.
Police are going through a bin near the flat where the
woman's clothes and personal effects are believed to have been
dumped.
The legs were cut off at the hip.
Investigators are currently collecting forensic evidence and
studying the footage of video surveillance systems in the area.
A man, believed to be the brother, was caught on CCTV on the
night of August 14-15 throwing something into the bin, sources
said.
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Mentally ill brother suspected