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Woman's body found in 'crucified' position

Darpan News Desk IANS, 05 May, 2014 10:23 AM
    A prostitute's body was found Monday in the Italian city of Florence in a "crucified" position.
     
    Police said she had probably been murdered by a client and the position of her body was accidental, with "no symbolic meaning", ANSA news agency reported.
     
    The woman's clothes were found a kilometre away.
     
    Police said, a year ago, another woman was found in a similar position, with her arms attached to an iron bar, but she was alive.

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