Man beats grandmother to death

(ANSA) - Bologna, November 21 - A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly beating his grandmother to death in his car in Ferrara late on Wednesday, local press said on Thursday.
    The man is suspected of having punched the 71-year-old woman to death due to money issues.
    He was detained by an off-duty Carabiniere police officer and is accused of manslaughter.
    He was questioned overnight but exercised his right to remain silent.
    The woman, named as Maria Luisa Silvestri, was left abandoned in the car at a traffic light.
    She died of her injuries in hospital.
    Passers-by who saw the attack alerted the police.