Archive for April 6th, 2008
Couple threaten suit over ‘haunted’ house
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Apr.06, 2008, under Weird News
SPOLETO, Italy (UPI) – An Italian couple says they plan to sue the previous owners of their home in Spoleto for not warning them it is haunted.
Gaetano and Stefania Bastianelli said they thought they were getting a bargain when they paid $190,000 for the house, but they were not made aware of its strange history, including a visit from Perugia University’s paranormal research team and an exorcism in the 1970s, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.
“The ghosts started their haunting on the first night,” said Bastianelli, 57. “I woke suddenly at around one or two in the morning. There was water seeping from under the bathroom door. The hot water tap was pouring out boiling water and the room was full of steam. My wife was stunned, because she had turned off everything before going to bed.”
Bastianelli said the alleged spirits also caused his lawnmower and his wife’s car to spontaneously burst into flames and the sound of rattling chains has frightened the couple’s 10-year-old daughter.
He said he has hired a lawyer to sue the previous owner.
“We have a good case,” said the lawyer, Antonio Francesconi. “Under article 1490 of Italian law, you have to tell buyers if there is anything wrong. I think that the previous owners will settle out of court.”
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
