A pensioner threw away her savings of 50 thousand euros along with her old mattress (2 photos)

An 80-year-old woman called the police after realising she had made a serious mistake. Police and local authorities in Montebelluna, northern Italy, have joined forces to help her.





A pensioner threw out an old mattress and only after it was disposed of did she remember that she had hidden almost 50 thousand euros of her savings in it. The thing is, she cut the mattress and put cash inside before sewing it back up, as she was afraid of thieves and did not trust banks.

The woman called the police, and local authorities in Montebelluna quickly responded to her plea for help and found the mattress. To the pensioner's surprise, all the money was still intact.

According to L'Unione Sarda, she called 911 to return the mattress after she "almost had a heart attack." Some Italian media outlets claim that the woman's housekeeper threw the mattress away without informing her employer.

A police spokesman said: "She was overjoyed. When she heard the news, she looked ten years younger." The source added that the woman "was distraught when she called," realizing her mistake.



The police added that the woman hid her savings in the mattress because she was “afraid of thieves and apparently did not trust banks,” a common belief among older Italians.

The woman’s mattress was at the local police station just 30 minutes after police and local officials arrived on the scene, with the money still inside. The mattress would have been destroyed if it had not been found in time, the police officer explained.

The case is reminiscent of another California retiree who found about $40,000 hidden in a sofa she bought online. The woman, named Vicky, found wads of cash in one of the pillows. It was 2022. The grandmother added: “I had just moved and had nothing. I was so happy we got it.” She soon made an incredible discovery when she noticed that there was something wrong with one of the cushions.

She was delighted with the find and said: “I scrolled down the page and saw the free items. The first thing that came to my mind was a family who wanted to give away a sofa and other things from their bedroom set. I thought it might be some kind of trick so I decided to call them.”

It turned out that the sellers were giving away the sofas for free after a loved one died and vacated their home, unaware of the money hidden in the furniture.