Elderly couple found decapitated at home in Mirandola

An elderly husband and wife were found decapitated inside their home in Mirandola, in Italy’s Modena province.

The couple were 80 and 70 years old, according to one account.

Police and forensic teams went to the rural home, and the investigation is being coordinated by the Modena prosecutor’s office.

Investigators are treating the deaths as a suspected double homicide, but they have not said how the couple died or who was responsible.

The couple’s son has been questioned, and one account says investigators are initially looking at the family circle; his position in the case has not been disclosed.

It is not known who alerted authorities to the bodies.

Police have not released further details, and the investigation is ongoing.