A MUM who confessed to murdering her personal son earlier than dismembering his physique has claimed she was defending his girlfriend.
Lorena Venier, a 61-year-old nurse, instructed cops she killed her son Alessandro, 35, as he had been abusing her and his Colombian associate.
Mailyn Castro Monsalvo – the mom of Alessandro’s six-month-old baby – confessed to serving to with the brutal homicide as she and Lorena had been rapidly arrested.
Alessandro’s stays had been discovered at his dwelling in Gemona del Friuli, close to the north-eastern metropolis of Udine, Italy.
His corpse was initially dumped within the household‘s garbage bin earlier than being moved when it began to rot and odor.
Police later found it buried in quicklime and reportedly lower up into three elements.
After being questioned, Lorena additionally confessed to the homicide as she instructed prosecutors: “I’ve finished a horrible factor.”
The mum and son lived alongside Alessandro’s girlfriend Mailyn.
After the delivery of their first child, the couple’s relationship took a darkish flip, in keeping with Lorena.
She alleged to police that Alessandro was abusing her and Mailyn and that her son had drug and alcohol issues.
Alessandro was reportedly unemployed and refused to assist out round the home.
Issues reached breaking level when he stated Mailyn, him and the infant ought to all transfer to Colombia.
Lorena stated she feared the transfer would solely trigger larger points along with her not with the ability to take care of Mailyn.
Lorena even stated at a listening to on August 2: “Mailyn is the daughter that I by no means had.”
She claimed the mum-of-one’s life was at risk as a result of alleged abuse.
She instructed court docket: “Mailyn was being crushed up, insulted and threatened many instances with loss of life.
“My son downplayed the post-natal despair she was affected by. Alessandro was violent, Mailyn’s life was at risk.
“I couldn’t have allowed them to go to Colombia, Mailyn and the infant would have run very severe dangers there.”
Lorena went on to say “the one approach to cease him was to kill him”.
Mailyn is alleged to have helped commit the grisly loss of life which occurred on July 25.
She was in a susceptible state and confessed lower than every week later to the homicide.
The pair are alleged to have spiked a glass of lemonade with a tranquiliser in hopes of Alessandro consuming it.
Regardless of ending the glass, he survived.
Lorena was then compelled to inject him with two doses of insulin which she had taken from the hospital the place she labored, it has been claimed.
The alleged overdose ploy once more did not work nevertheless it did depart Alessandro in a foul situation.
The pair determined to comply with by means of with the homicide by reportedly smothering him with a pillow and strangling him to loss of life along with his personal bootlaces.
Lorena then tried to cover the physique through the use of a hacksaw to separate his physique into three elements and dumping it in a bin.
She admitted to hoping neighbours would assume he had moved to South America like he was planning on doing.
The pair stored it a secret for every week earlier than Mailyn reached breaking level and confessed.
Lorena has been charged with homicide and concealing a physique.
Mailyn is suspected of instigation to homicide.
The quiet city of Gemona del Friuli has been left in shock by the homicide.
Roberto Revelant, the mayor of the city, stated: “Nothing like this has ever occurred right here earlier than.
“It’s a horrible factor, it’s heart-wrenching.”
Outcomes of a autopsy examination are anticipated to be introduced within the coming days.
The ladies will likely be formally charged as soon as the outcomes have been revealed.
The six-month-old baby has been taken into care with the mayor saying the entire neighborhood is rallying across the child.