Femicide in Como: The former husband of the disabled woman found dead in the swimming pool has been arrested

ANSAIndependentCenterNov 1

Italian police arrested 76-year-old Carmine Civitillo on charges of aggravated voluntary homicide after his ex-wife, 64-year-old Patrizia Monteleone, was found dead in the pool of their home in Erba, Lombardy. Prosecutors state that forensic evidence indicates Monteleone died by suffocation before being placed in the water, contradicting Civitillo's initial claim that he discovered her there accidentally upon returning from an errand. The victim had been living with her daughter and ex-husband following a stroke two years prior that rendered her unable to move independently. During a television interview, Civitillo expressed indifference toward his former wife and children, stating he had been divorced for ten years and did not care about them. He was apprehended in the province of Benevento, where he had recently relocated.

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Il Fatto QuotidianoIndependentCenterNov 1

Carmine Civitillo, a 76-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his ex-wife, Patrizia Monteleone, who was severely disabled. Her body was discovered on September 27 in the swimming pool of her former husband’s home in Erba, province of Como. Prosecutors allege that Civitillo killed Monteleone by forcing her mouth shut, pushing her wheelchair to the edge of the pool, and throwing her into the water before calling his son to report finding her already submerged. Investigators rejected this account using forensic evidence, medical examinations, surveillance footage, phone intercepts, and witness statements. Following the incident, Civitillo had relocated to the province of Benevento, his place of origin, but was subsequently taken into custody by the Carabinieri based on a preventive detention order signed by the investigating judge.

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Il GiornaleParty-alignedCenterNov 1

Italian police arrested a 76-year-old man, identified as the ex-husband of a 64-year-old woman with severe disabilities, on suspicion of murder after she was found dead in a home pool in September. Investigators determined that the suspect forcibly compressed the victim's mouth and pushed her into the water while she was in a wheelchair, rendering her unable to escape. Although the man initially claimed he had discovered his ex-wife already deceased upon returning home, forensic evidence, lab tests, wiretaps, and surveillance footage contradicted this account. The arrest followed months of preliminary investigations conducted by the Carabinieri and local prosecutors, who concluded that the death resulted from homicide rather than accidental drowning.

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OpenIndependentCenterNov 1

Patrizia Monteleone, a 64-year-old woman who had been disabled by a stroke two years prior, was found dead in her home pool in Erba, Italy, on September 27. Her ex-husband, Carmine Civitillo, initially reported finding her in the water after returning from an errand, suggesting an accidental drowning. However, the Como prosecutor’s office has arrested Civitillo for aggravated voluntary homicide, citing autopsy results that revealed lacerations in the mouth area consistent with suffocation before she was placed in the pool. Investigators argue that the victim could not have moved independently into the water due to her physical condition, indicating the incident was staged. Civitillo, who stated he had no interest in his ex-wife’s well-being during a television interview, was detained in the province of Benevento where he had recently relocated.

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La StampaIndependent🔒CenterNov 1

Carabinieri arrested Carmine Civitillo, 76, the ex-husband of Patrizia Monteleone, who was found dead in his pool in September after being reported missing by him. Prosecutors allege she died from suffocation before being placed in the water, citing autopsy findings of mouth lacerations and her total inability to move independently due to a prior stroke. Civitillo initially claimed he discovered her body upon returning home, but later told TV cameras he had instructed his son to handle the situation and expressed indifference toward his ex-wife. He was detained in Benevento where he had recently relocated, facing charges of aggravated voluntary homicide. Investigators believe he staged the scene to simulate an accident.

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