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Jealous nun accused of attacking priest

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ROCCALUMERA, , Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A jealous nun allegedly torched a priest's Sicily home and threatened to kill him after allegedly finding him in bed with another woman, police say.

Sister Silvia Gomes De Sousa, 39, was accused of attacking the Rev. Carmelo Mantarro, 70, at his home in the sleepy village of Roccalumera, the London Mirror said. She was charged with arson and making threats to kill.

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"I just flipped when I came to the house and found him in bed with another woman who is married," De Sousa, who is also Carmelo's cleaner, said in the Mirror report.

She was freed on bail.

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