Man hiding mother’s body and collecting her pension arrested

Man hiding mother’s body and collecting her pension arrested

In Italy, a 57-year-old man was arrested for receiving his deceased mother’s pension for three years. He dressed in her clothes, applied makeup, and wore a wig, attempting to renew her ID card as if he were the deceased. At that moment, an employee became suspicious and alerted the police.

During the investigation, the mother’s body was found in a laundry room closet, preserved in a mummified state, with fluids removed to slow decomposition. The man is accused of impersonation, forging documents, and defrauding the state. He is currently held in a local prison, awaiting forensic examination results.

In Italy, pension fraud involving deceased individuals occurs regularly due to delays in data exchange between government services.