A mum left a suicide note for her husband then hanged her 14-year-old daughter before killing herself.
Mariolina Nigrelli, 40, and her daughter Alessandra Mollica were found dead on May 31 in their country home in Sicily, southern Italy, by the teens' father.
The mum also left a note on the kitchen table which read: "I'm taking Alessandra away with me, I'm sorry I ask for forgiveness."
According to local media, when the father, Maurizio Mollica, had last spoken to his wife a day before, they had disputes over their daughter's education.
Mariolina Nigrelli, 40, Alessandra Mollica, 14, and her father Maurizio Mollica also 40
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