Woman, 71, found stabbed at home in Palosco; her 47-year-old son detained

Body found in Palosco

The body of a 71-year-old woman was found on Sunday, 8 November, in a villa on via Paolo VI in Palosco, a town in the province of Bergamo. A relative raised the alarm after failing to reach her by phone for a couple of days. Reports differ on who found her, with one crediting local police, who were the first to arrive, followed by carabinieri from Martinengo and Treviglio and staff of the 118 medical service. Officers closed the road to traffic and isolated the house while investigators worked inside. The villa stands in a residential area between via Gramsci and via Paolo VI, near the parish oratory and the cemetery.

The son and the family

Carabinieri detained the woman's 47-year-old son at the house and took him to the barracks, where he was reported to be in a state of shock. He lived in the villa with his mother and a brother, while a daughter lived in another house elsewhere in the town. Reports describe him as the person accused of the killing, but no source reports a formal charge or a verdict. No further details about the circumstances of the killing have been released.

What investigators are establishing

A first reconstruction reported by ANSA says the woman was stabbed many times, probably more than ten. The killing may have happened several days before the body was found, possibly on Friday, 6 November, because relatives had been unable to reach her for a couple of days. The Bergamo prosecutor's office, led by Maurizio Romanelli, is coordinating the investigation with the carabinieri. Investigators are trying to establish the exact time of the killing, whether anyone else was involved and what lay behind the attack. An autopsy will be carried out at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Pavia.

Open questions

No source yet gives a motive for the attack. Mayor Mario Mazza attended the scene alongside the local police. Investigators have not said whether other people were involved, and the timing of the killing remains unresolved. Reports say further elements could emerge in the coming hours as the carabinieri continue their work.