(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 7 - A 24-year-old Romanian man has been
arrested for allegedly murdering two women in their homes in the
Sicilian town of Naro in the night between Thursday and Friday.
The suspect, Omar Edgar Nedelcov, is also accused of desecrating
the bodies of the victims, Delia Zarniscu, 58, and Maria Rus,
54.
There have been reports that Nedelcov may have killed the women
after they rejected his sexual advances at the end of a night of
heavy drinking.
He is set to appear on Monday before a preliminary
investigations judge via video link from Gela jail.
Italy has been hit by an alarming spate of femicides. (ANSA).
24-year-old accused of murdering two women in Sicily
Women may have been killed after rejecting advances