A 43-year-old man has been arrested
after turning himself in and confessing to stabbing to death his
64-year-old mother in their home in the Sicilian town of Gela
late on Monday, sources said on Tuesday.
The unemployed man has a criminal record for drugs offences and
was being followed by the authorities for his addictions.
He also has mental-health problems, the sources said.
Italy has been hit by an alarming spate of femicides.
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