A 64-year-old woman was stabbed to
death near Turin on Friday, local sources said.
The woman, a hairdresser named Ermanna Pedrini, was found with a
fatal stab wound to the chest.
She was found in the kitchen of her home, where she worked doing
hair.
She was killed with a large knife which the police found covered
with blood on the floor.
Police said there was evidence of a struggle with her attacker,
with some chairs overturned.
The incident happened at San Benigno Canavese near Ivrea.
She was found by Carabinieri who were called in by her family.
An autopsy has been ordered.
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