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Was a woman decapitated in Scandicci, Italy, in June 2026? No, that’s not true: The case is not that recent. Italian media widely reported that both the murder and the arrest of the suspect happened in February 2026.<\/p>\n
The claim appeared in a post<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) published on X by @TaraBull on June 11, 2026. It opened:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8<\/span>#BREAKING: A 44-year-old woman has been decap\u0131tated by an African migrant<\/span>\ud83d\udccdScandicci, Italy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n This is what the attached image looked like on X at the time of writing:<\/span><\/p>\n Image source: Post by @TaraBull on X.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n RAI<\/span><\/a> (archived here<\/a>), Italy’s public broadcaster<\/a> (archived here<\/a>), reported that the body of Silke Sauer<\/a> (archived here<\/a>), a 44-year-old homeless German woman, was found in the town of Scandicci in the Florence Metropolitan area<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) on February 18, 2026. ANSA<\/a> (archived here<\/a>), a major news agency in Italy<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) covering the case, also named that date.<\/p>\n On the next day, February 19<\/a> (archived here<\/a>), 30-year-old Issam Chlih of Moroccan origin, also homeless, was officially informed about being a suspect in the case while he was at a hospital following an earlier call<\/a> (archived here<\/a>) from a passerby reporting seeing him in an agitated state. A judge confirmed the suspect’s pretrial detention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n