Italian Teen Confesses to Stabbing Younger Brother, Parents; Prosecutors Say No Apparent Motive.

Published on September 2, 2024

MILAN—A 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had been suffering a general sense of “malaise,” Italian prosecutors said Monday, adding that he has been unable to provide a motive for a triple homicide that has shocked Italy. The minor, whose name was being withheld because of his age, was being held on suspicion of murder with aggravating circumstances including premeditation. The stabbings happened around 2 a.m. Sunday morning in a Milan suburb following a family gathering for the father’s 51st birthday. The youth took a knife from the kitchen and first entered the room he shared with the younger brother and stabbed him, according to prosecutors. When his mother came to investigate, he stabbed her and then the father, as he attempted to give aid to the younger son....

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