A73-year-old man killed his 63-year-old wife and then hanged himself in their flat near Bologna Monday night-Tuesday morning, police said after finding the bodies in the afternoon.
Italy's latest femicide took place at Castel Maggiore.
Italy has suffered a spate of shocking femicide cases in recent years.
Last year parliament approved a law making femicide a specific felony and mandating life imprisonment for those who commit it.
According to the anti-femicide national observatory 'Non una di meno', 84 femicides and at least 78 attempted femicides were recorded last year.
