Nurse Strangles Doctor Girlfriend Because She Allegedly Gave Him Coronavirus
An Italian nurse strangled his doctor girlfriend because he believed that she may have given him the deadly Coronavirus.
The Sun reports that Lorena Quaranta, 27, was found murdered by her boyfriend Antonio De Pace in their apartment. De Pace was also discovered with cuts to his wrists, but non-life-threatening.
When De Pace was taken in for questioning he told investigators, “I killed her because she gave me coronavirus,” but they both later tested negative for the virus.
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The pair had been actively working at a hospital in Messina, on the Italian island of Sicily, and were drafted in to help out with the coronavirus pandemic. A police source close to the case said Lorena “was a doctor who was working hard to save others. It’s such a tragedy.”
Lorena was active on Facebook prior to her death and noted how “Unacceptable” it was that 41 doctors had died in the fight against Coronavirus, along with 12,000 people.
“Now more than ever we need to demonstrate responsibility and love for life. You must show respect for yourselves, your families and the country. You must think and remember those that dedicate their lives daily to looking after our sick. Let’s stick together everyone staying at home. Let’s avoid the next one falling sick is a loved one or ourselves.”
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