Tragedy in Italy: A man breaks up his family (PICTURES)

A 47-year-old man returned to his home in Sassuolo, northern Italy, and apparently in a state of amok, killed his wife of the same age, his two children aged two and five, and his 64-year-old mother-in-law.

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Shortly afterwards, the perpetrator, originally from Morocco, committed suicide.

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According to the locals, he was a seemingly gentle character and for several years he worked in a supermarket. His wife worked as a cleaner and was responsible for raising most of the children.

The tragedy took place just one day after the tragic incident in Vetrala, just outside Rome, where a 48-year-old man with a coronavirus left the hospital and returned home, where killed his ten-year-old child.

According to the information so far, the perpetrator, against whom precautionary measures had been imposed by a court decision due to violent acts against his family, wanted to take revenge on his wife.