A man has been arrested in Italy after he allegedly fed his disabled cousin a doughnut despite knowing he had a condition that prevented him from swallowing food.
Police in the city of Reggio Emilia are investigating the 76-year-old man who is suspected of having killed his family member – for whom he was a legal guardian – over an inheritance of more than £250,000, Italian broadcaster Tgcom24 reports.
His cousin, 74, died on June 27 from suffocation at the care home where he lived. He suffered from progressive dysphagia, a condition that prevented him from swallowing solids.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the
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