Italian police on Wednesday
arrested a 46-year-old farm hand on suspicion of killing a
48-year-old woman in her flat at Orta Nova near Foggia on
Tuesday night.
The man, Gerardo Tarantino, allegedly cut Tiziana Gentile's
throat, police said.
The woman, also a farm labourer, was married and had two
children aged 17 and 18.
The motive for the femicide is not yet clear, police said.
Tarantino reportedly told police they had the wrong man.
His lawyer said he was "desperately innocent" and recalled that
he had done his military service in the Carabinieri and had
worked with religious and voluntary charities.
Tarantino denied writing a Facebook post on his account that
went viral after the murder, in which he said he was fleeing
justice and leaving everything to his son.
"I'm giving you everything, I'm dangerous now," Tarantino said.
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