Brit murder suspect, 74, appears in court after ‘stabbing wife to death at their home in Italy’

A BRITISH man has appeared in court after being arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Italy. Michele Faiers, 66, was found dead at her home near the small town of Casoli in the Abruzzo region of Italy on Wednesday. FacebookMichele Faiers, 66, and Michael Whitbread, 74[/caption] GettyThe small village of Casoli[/caption] Michael Whitbread, a retired driving instructor and shop owner, was arrested in England later that day. The 74-year-old appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court for extradition proceedings on Saturday.