Irish man held in Italy over woman's death

An Irishman has been questioned by police over the killing of a pensioner in Italy.

An Irishman has been questioned by police over the killing of a pensioner in Italy.

The 43-year-old had been detained over the killing in Arcidosso, a town on Amiata mountain in Tuscany.

Police said Silvana Abate (72) had her throat cut and was stabbed repeatedly at her home in what appeared to be a robbery which went wrong.

Police said the man could face charges of manslaughter over the killing.

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The man, who has been living in Arcidosso for two years, denied killing the woman. He was arrested after medical staff at a local hospital called police when he came to them with a cut on his leg and with blood on his clothes.