An Italian medic was strangled to death by her boyfriend because he thought she gave him coronavirus, police have claimed.
Lorena Quaranta, 27, who was helping the country’s devastating fight against the killer virus, died at the hands of Antonio De Pace, local media reported.
Cops said he confessed to the murder because he believed he had contracted COVID-19 from her. As if that wasn’t sad and crazy enough — both Quaranta and De Pace tested negative for COVID-19.
When police found him, De Pace had already attempted to take his own life by slitting his wrists. He was rushed to the already-beleaguered hospital, where his late girlfriend’s colleagues managed to save his life.
Italy has been crippled by the spread of COVID-19 throughout the country. As of the time of the writing, Italy has 120k confirmed cases of coronavirus and is sadly reporting nearly 15k deaths due to the virus.
Just days before her tragic death, the medical student had posted on Facebook calling on friends to help in the crippling battle against the virus.
“Now more than ever we need to demonstrate responsibility and love for life. You must show respect for yourselves, your families and the country,” she wrote.
“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.”