A woman in Italy is awaiting trial after allegedly murdering her great-aunt — with spaghetti.
Paola Pepe, 58, was arrested after she allegedly force-fed Maria Basso the pasta dish at a restaurant in Sicily in December 2022, Nine reports.
The 80-year-old, who was susceptible to choking, died two days after eating the meal after it became lodged in her airways.
A police investigation was launched after Pepe changed Basso's will to name herself the sole beneficiary of her great-aunt's estate in the days prior.
The NZ$823,420 inheritance was to go to charity before it was amended.
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Pepe, who denied the allegations, is out on bail pending the trial.
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