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A MAN wandering down a Madrid street allegedly carrying the decapitated head of his mother has been arrested by police.
Angelo Carotenuto Macanas, 34, reportedly told police he had cut off his mother's head with a large knife, Spanish authorities said today.
Mr Macanas, who police said was known for committing acts of violence against his mother and had been interned for psychiatric treatment several times, was last night arrested in the town of Santomera, in the southeastern region of Murcia.
Police said he was telling people on the street that he was carrying his mother's head, wrapped in a dishcloth.
Originally posted by dgtempe
Horrible and sad.
Originally posted by dgtempe
For both of them! Mental illness can lead to this. This man should have been placed in a sanitarium for life, instead he goes home and does the unspeakable...telling everybody....there's your clue that he was really deranged!!!
Originally posted by Nammu
So he was known for committing acts of violence against his mother and was in for psychiatric treatment multiple times, but they still sent him home back to his mother anyway??
Originally posted by Nammu
I feel very sorry for the poor woman that died a horrible death at the hands of her own son, when it seems this could have been easily avoided!
I wonder what the Mental Healthcare system is like in Spain.
Originally posted by RabbitChaser
"Look, Ma!! No head!!" -- ok -- seriously... just horrible... gee... I wonder where he ever saw or got the idea to cut off her head?
I can relate, however, as I think we all can -- I was into a long story here but, suffice it to say, I just stopped to see my parents on my way home this morning... that lasted a mere 20 minutes before my dad (70+) said something so politically stupid, I let a good 6-7 *F-bombs* fly on my way out the door.
I think we can all understand where this guy was at in his head when he did this... at one time or another
Originally posted by EverythingYouDespise
She probably had it coming. Most psychos are the way they are because they were neglected or mistreated by their mothers. Obviously, that's what happened here.