An Italian mother confessed to allegedly killing and dismembering her own son with the help of his wife to protect the young woman from his alleged physical abuse in their marriage, according to reports.

Lorena Venier, 61, admitted to murdering her son, Alessandro Venier, 35, after his wife, Mailyn Castro Monsalvo, 30, called Italian police to confess to helping commit the jarring act on July 25.

Alessandro’s body was found hacked to pieces in the basement of the home he shared with his wife and 6-month-old daughter in the town of Gemona del Friuli, Italy. 4

“I took care of Alessandro’s dismemberment myself,” Lorena, who is a nurse, told a judge during a court appearance, ANSA reported.

“I used a hacksaw and a sheet to hold the blood, and I dissected him into three pieces. There

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