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Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Mother admits murdering her son, chopping up his body and covering it in lime with 'help of his girlfriend' in case that has shocked Italy
An Italian mother who murdered her own son, dismembered him and covered his body with lime has claimed she was protecting his girlfriend. Alessandro Venier's remains were found in a rubbish bin at his home in Gemona del Friuli, near the north-eastern city of Udine. The 35-year-old's remains were found buried in quicklime to disguise the smell. He was reportedly cut up into three parts. His mother, 61-year-old nurse Lorena Venier, confessed to the crime, telling prosecutors: 'I have done a terrible thing.' She told police that her 35-year-old son was abusing her and his Colombian girlfriend, 30-year-old Mailyn Castro Monsalvo, who was also the mother of his six-month-old daughter. Lorena said her son had drug and alcohol problems, was unemployed and refused to help out around the house that he shared with his mother and girlfriend. When he began discussing the idea of moving to Colombia with his young family, Lorena said she feared the harm he would bring to Mailyn and their daughter. She said at a hearing on August 2: 'Mailyn is the daughter that I never had. 'Mailyn was being beaten up, insulted and threatened many times with death. My son downplayed the post-natal depression she was suffering from. Alessandro was violent, Mailyn's life was in danger. 'I could not have allowed them to go to Colombia, Mailyn and the baby would have run very serious risks there. The only way to stop him was to kill him.' Though Mailyn is alleged to have helped out with the July 25 murder, she was in a vulnerable state and confessed less than a week later. The pair are alleged to have given Allesandro a glass of lemonade spiked with a tranquiliser. When that didn't work, Lorena allegedly injected him with two doses of insulin, which she said she got from the hospital she worked. Insulin overdoses can lead to comas, irreversible brain damage and even death if not treated. But despite the heavy dose of insulin, Allesandro was still alive. He was allegedly finished off after the pair smothered him with a pillow before strangling him to death with his own bootlaces. Lorena told cops: 'I took care of the dismemberment myself. I used a hacksaw and a sheet to hold the blood. I dissected him into three pieces.' Her hope was that no one would notice her son's disappearance, banking on neighbours assuming he had moved to South America without his girlfriend or daughter. But Mailyn's confession exposed his death, and both were detained. Lorena has been charged with murder and concealing a body, while Mailyn is suspected of instigation to murder. The town has reportedly been left shocked by the horror death. Roberto Revelant, the mayor of the town, said: 'Nothing like this has ever happened here before. It's a terrible thing, it's heart-wrenching.' A post-mortem examination is currently being carried out, and the women are expected to be officially charged in the coming days. The six-month-old child has been taken into care, with the mayor adding: 'The whole community is rallying around the baby. We are working with social services to make sure she is safe.'
Telegraph
9 hours ago
- Telegraph
What drove an Italian mother to murder her son
It's a country where men are doted on by their adoring mothers, who cook and clean for them until they are finally ready to leave home. There is even a word for it: mammoni – mummy's boys, pampered princes who don't fly the nest until well into their thirties. So the nation was shocked when it emerged that a 61-year-old hospital nurse had murdered her grown-up son, cut him into pieces with a hacksaw, covered the remains in lime and crammed them into a bin. Lorena Venier confessed to the crime in her first hearing with prosecutors, telling them she had done 'a monstrous thing'. Neighbours in Gemona del Friuli, in the region of Friuli-Venezia-Guili in north-eastern Italy, said that news of the killing was shocking and baffling. 'She's a very affable woman and we had good relations with her,' said Alberto Guillan, a former soldier. 'We never heard any arguments coming from the house. The whole thing is inexplicable.' Ms Venier told police her son Alessandro, 35, had drug and alcohol problems and had become increasingly abusive to her and to his Colombian partner Mailyn Castro Monsalvo, 30, the mother of his six-month-old daughter. He was unemployed and refused to lift a finger around the house he and Ms Monsalvo shared with his mother, Ms Venier claims. And when he started talking about moving to Colombia, she feared that he might do his partner and child harm. 'Mailyn is the daughter that I never had,' Ms Venier, who raised her son alone after his Egyptian father abandoned them when he was young, told magistrates at a hearing on Aug 2. 'Mailyn was being beaten up, insulted and threatened many times with death. My son downplayed the post-natal depression she was suffering from. Alessandro was violent, Mailyn's life was in danger. 'I could not have allowed them to go to Colombia, Mailyn and the baby would have run very serious risks there. The only way to stop him was to kill him.' It was Ms Monsalvo, who Ms Venier said helped her in the killing, who alerted the authorities to what had happened. Mr Venier was killed on July 25, and on July 31, unable to keep the secret any longer, Ms Monsalvo told emergency services that her boyfriend had been murdered by his mother and they could find his remains in a barrel in the garage. The women allegedly gave Alessandro a glass of lemonade into which they had slipped a tranquilliser. It made him groggy but it didn't knock him out. Next, Ms Venier allegedly injected her son with two doses of insulin, which she says she obtained from the hospital where she worked. An insulin overdose, if untreated, it leads to coma, irreversible brain damage and death. Despite the injection, Mr Venier was still alive. The women allegedly finished him off first by smothering him with a pillow and then strangling him with a pair of his own bootlaces, according to his mother's testimony. 'I took care of the dismemberment myself,' she told police. 'I used a hacksaw and a sheet to hold the blood. I dissected him into three pieces.' She wrapped up the hunks of body, shoved them into a plastic barrel and covered them in lime. She was hoping that her son would not be missed – that the town would assume he had followed his plan to move to South America, but left behind his girlfriend and daughter. But she had not foreseen that her daughter-in-law, already in a fragile mental state because of post-natal depression, would break down and decide to confess all. Ms Venier, who is now in custody, accused of murder and concealing a body. Ms Monsalvo is suspected of instigation to murder. 'My client has made a full confession to the prosecutor,' Giovanni De Nardo, Ms Venier's lawyer, told Italy's national news agency, Ansa. 'She was lucid and aware during her confession, explaining in detail exactly what prompted her to act, her motives.' He has requested that his client undergo a psychiatric evaluation.' David Wilson, a prominent British criminologist, says it is a very singular case. 'In Western countries, only 10 per cent of people who kill are female. This case is a filicide, meaning a parent who kills a child, which is unusual. Among those cases, it is mostly parents killing young children. Killing a grown-up child is even more unusual.' The gruesome way in which the body was disposed of is striking, added Prof Wilson. 'The insulin, the tranquilliser – that is very typical of how women commit murder,' he said. 'But to chop up the body, that is a further stage and very unusual. It usually happens with someone who has medical training because it is actually very difficult to cut up a body. Her training as a nurse would also have given her the psychological robustness to do it.' Both women are now in custody, and Ms Monsalvo's baby is being looked after by social services back in Gemona. 'She is in a state of great difficulty,' said Ms Monsalvo's lawyer, Federica Tosel. 'She has been very confused and not able to face up to what happened. ' On Tuesday judges, lawyers and forensic experts will meet to determine when to carry out the post-mortem examination. There is no indication yet of a trial date.
Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Italian father, 35, is 'murdered and chopped into pieces by his own mother and girlfriend'
An Italian father has allegedly been murdered and chopped into pieces by his own mother and girlfriend. Alessandro Venier's remains were found in a rubbish bin at his home in Gemona del Friuli, near the north-eastern city of Udine. The 35-year-old's remains were found buried in quicklime to disguise the smell. He was reportedly cut up into three parts. A special vehicle was called in by local authorities to remove the bin, and for Venier's remains to be handed over for a post-mortem. Venier, who worked in a local hospital, was allegedly killed by his mother Lorna Venier, a nurse, and his 30-year-old Colombian girlfriend. They are alleged to have drugged him, before hacking him to pieces. His remains were discovered after police began investigating, seemingly after receiving a call from one of the women. Both have been arrested and taken to the local police station for questioning. Lorena reportedly told a local prosecutor: 'It was me and I know that what I did was monstrous.' Her lawyer, Giovanni De Nardo, told local media: 'My client made a full confession before the deputy prosecutor who questioned her. 'As you can imagine, she was visibly shocked by the cruelty of her action and the violation of any natural law.' So far, no motive have been revealed for the alleged murder. The dead man had a six-month-old baby girl with his girlfriend, and all four members of the family lived together. Venier was brought up by his mother after his father abandoned the family following his birth. The town has reportedly been left shocked by the horror death. Roberto Revelant, the mayor of the town, said: 'Nothing like this has ever happened here before. It's a terrible thing, it's heart-wrenching.' A post-mortem examination is currently being carried out, and the women are expected to be officially charged in the coming days. The six-month-old child has been taken into care, with the mayor adding: 'The whole community is rallying around the baby. We are working with social services to make sure she is safe.'
Sky News
01-08-2025
- Sky News
Man found dismembered in Italian cellar - as his partner and mother 'admit killing'
A man has been found dismembered in his cellar - with his mother and girlfriend reportedly confessing to the killing. The remains of Alessandro Venier were found in Gemona del Friuli, northeastern Italy, on Thursday. Sky's Italian news service, TG24, says it's understood from sources close to the case that the women have already claimed responsibility. The 35-year-old was drugged before the killing, according to La Repubblica, and his body was put in a bin and covered with quicklime to hide the smell. TG24 says police went to the property at about 10.30am after being called by one of suspects. It's believed the victim was killed several days ago. Mr Venier has a baby daughter with his partner, a 30-year-old Colombian woman, and his mother is a well-known former hospital nurse, reported Corriere Della Sera. Neighbours described them as a quiet family. Gemona del Friuli mayor Roberto Revelant, writing on Facebook, called it "terrifying news that has shocked the city". He told TG24 that it is a "serious, heart-breaking event" that means his six-month-old daughter will need to rebuild her life. "All of Gemona is rallying around her. We are taking care of her, through social services, with the utmost care, to ensure her safety and a dignified future," he added. The motive is so far unclear, and the mayor urged people to avoid speculation.
Telegraph
31-07-2025
- Telegraph
Man, 35, ‘murdered and dismembered by mother and girlfriend'
An man has allegedly been murdered and chopped into pieces by his mother and his girlfriend in Italy. The dismembered remains of Alessandro Venier, a 35-year-old Italian, were discovered in a rubbish bin at his home in Gemona del Friuli, near the north-eastern city of Udine. His body had been buried in quicklime to hide the stench. Mr Venier, who worked in a low-level role at a local hospital, was allegedly killed several days ago by his mother Lorena Venier, who is a nurse, and his 30-year-old girlfriend, who is originally from Colombia. The women reportedly drugged him and then hacked him into pieces with an axe. Mr Venier had a six-month-old baby daughter with his girlfriend, with all four living together. No motive has yet been suggested for the alleged murder. 'It's a terrible thing' Neighbours said they could not fathom how his 61-year-old mother, a trusted nurse who was well-known in the town, could have been involved in such a brutal crime. The remains of Mr Venier were discovered by police on Thursday, reportedly after they had received a call from one of the women. The women were both arrested and taken to the local police station for questioning. He was brought up by his mother after her husband, an Egyptian immigrant, abandoned the family shortly after his birth. 'Nothing like this has ever happened here before,' said Roberto Revelant, the mayor of the town. 'It's a terrible thing, it's heart-wrenching.' Mr Venier had dreamed of one day moving to Colombia, the mayor added. The couple's baby has been taken into care, and the mayor added: 'The whole community is rallying around the baby. We are working with social services to make sure she is safe.' A post-mortem is being carried out on the victim's remains. Charges are expected to be laid in the next few days.
