Italian sets himself ablaze after job loss
August 20th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANSRome, Aug 20 (IANS/AKI) A 48-year-old man died when he set himself on fire after losing his job in the northern Italian city of Turin.
The man torched himself because he could not find another job, and it was explained in a note police found in his house.
The incident happened late Sunday and was reported Monday morning by a passer-by who found the man’s charred body.
Police found a bottle of flammable substance next to the body and managed to identify him thanks to his car, parked just a few metres away.
–IANS/AKI
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