Italian woman finds pensioner s body under her son s bed

Genoa (Italy) May 2 (IANS/AKI) A housewife in the northwest Italian city of Genoa discovered the decomposing body of an elderly neighbour under her son s bed on Tuesday leading to the man s arrest for suspected murder.

During police questioning 34-year-old cook Pierluigi Bonfiglio confessed to killing 86-year-old Anna Carla Arecco who was allegedly found with a crushed skull by Bonfliglio s mother when she was cleaning his room.

Bonfiglio s mother was taken ill after the grim discovery local daily Il Secolo XIX reported.

Police also grilled Bonfiglio s mother and his stepfather after they found traces of blood on the walls of the family apartment.

Bonfiglio a drug addict told police he got Arecco to let him and a pusher into her flat on Friday on a pretext and the pusher then took Arecco to Bonfiglio s apartment while he ransacked hers allegedly stealing around 40 euros and three rings.

Investigators were searching for Bonfiglio s alleged accomplice and the murder weapon believed to be a blunt object as well as Arecco s house keys which were not found in her or Bonfiglio s apartment.

Arecco s daughters reported her missing on Saturday and told police they notice a large sum of money and valuables were missing from the safe when they let themselves into her flat after ringing on the bell and getting no response.

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