A terribly high bill has probably cost an Italian woman her life. The 88-year-old was taken to hospital three weeks ago after she mistakenly transferred 15,339 euros to her water supplier. Now the older lady has passed away.
As the local newspaper ‘Il Secolo XIX’ reported, half of the money had already been transferred from her bank because she had given a direct debit authorization.
This so upset the 88-year-old that she had to be admitted to the intensive care unit of Sanremo hospital. In fact, the pensioner would only have to pay 65 euros for the period August to October.
Water company apologizes
The error is believed to be due to a faulty meter or an error in the reading. The water supplier Iren apologized to the family and refunded the amount. This now calls for an investigation into the matter, local media report.
Source: Krone
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