Love and death in retirement home

TERAMO - An Italian pensioner at the De Bendictus retirement home here was so incensed by a fellow pensioners amorous advances…

TERAMO - An Italian pensioner at the De Bendictus retirement home here was so incensed by a fellow pensioners amorous advances towards his "fiancee" that he killed him, police said yesterday.

Vito Ferretti (70), stabbed Mr Domenico Antonini (83) several times after the latter made repeated sexual overtures towards Ms Iolanda Di Giovannantonio (65).

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