A WOMAN who vanished in Italy final month has been discovered brutally decapitated – after weeks of nationwide concern over her disappearance.
The physique of Denisa Maria Adas Paun, 30, was found on Wednesday in a suitcase amongst brambles, her head discovered individually miles away in a area.
Adas was a Romanian nationwide who lived in Italy’s capital of Rome and labored as an escort, based on the prosecutor’s workplace.
She disappeared on Could 15 from the Tuscan city of Prato, the place she is alleged to have travelled for work.
Vasile Frumuzache, 32, who’s a Romanian-born safety guard, reportedly confessed to the horrific crime.
Frumuzache was charged with homicide and concealment of a corpse.
The married father-of-two claimed that Adas threatened to inform his spouse of their relationship except he gave her €10,000 (£8,417), based on Italian police.
“That’s why I killed her,” he allegedly informed them.
Frumuzache strangled her, then used a knife to decapitate her earlier than putting the physique in a garbage bag and stuffing it right into a suitcase, Italian information outlet Corriere Fiorentino studies.
The subsequent day, he reportedly burnt her head in a backyard utilizing gasoline.
Simply hours earlier than her dying, Adas gave her mom a telephone name throughout which she “appeared calm”.
“Hello Mum, I am nice, see you at residence on Saturday,” she mentioned.
However shortly after the decision, each of Adas’ telephones have been switched off – a element her household known as deeply suspicious.
Her mom quickly went to police in Rome to report her lacking.
At first, investigators suspected she had left voluntarily – her telephones, purse, automotive keys, two suitcases and the blanket she by no means travelled with out have been all lacking.
Her family members, nevertheless, have been satisfied one thing sinister had occurred.
Just a few days earlier than her disappearance, Adas informed a buddy: “I’m afraid I’m going to be killed,” native media report.
Detectives say Frumuzache entered the property the place Adas was staying at 10.50pm on Could 15, carrying a holdall.
Shortly after 1am, he was seen leaving with the suitcase that she had introduced along with her from her residence in Rome.
It’s believed her physique was contained in the suitcase.
Detectives traced his journey to the spot the place the physique was discovered utilizing GPS information from a tracker fitted to his automotive for insurance coverage functions.
Adas’ physique was found close to an deserted farmhouse in a rural a part of Montecatini Terme, close to Florence – round a half-hour drive from Prato.
Her head was solely discovered after Frumuzache disclosed its location throughout police questioning.
Adas is believed to have been suffocated, however a autopsy is anticipated to substantiate the precise reason for dying.