A meticulously planned ambush, carried out on the landing of his home and culminating in brutal violence, killed Mario Ruoso, 87, the historic founder and owner of TelePordenone. Loriano Bedin, 67, a longtime collaborator of the entrepreneur, was arrested for the crime. After hours of questioning, the man confessed .
The Pordenone Prosecutor's Office has charged him with voluntary homicide, with the aggravating circumstances of premeditation and the victim's impaired defense, due to her advanced age.
According to investigators' reconstruction, Bedin apparently planned his attack in advance . Surveillance cameras captured him entering the businessman's apartment building early one morning with a 71-centimeter-long iron pipe. He apparently reached the seventh floor and waited on the attic landing for Ruoso to leave the house to begin his workday. When the elderly man appeared at the door, around 8:00 a.m., the attacker struck him from behind. The first blow knocked him to the floor, and as he fell, the victim hit his head on a coffee table. The killer then continued to inflict numerous blows to the head.
Investigators describe the scene as a veritable massacre. Immediately after the murder, Bedin reportedly attempted to cover his tracks. He opened the landing window and threw the steel pipe used in the attack into the garden, to avoid being seen as he emerged armed. Once outside, he retrieved it and threw it into the nearby Brentella canal, where it was later recovered by firefighters. The 67-year-old then fled on foot.
According to reports, he had previously parked his car near the municipal cemetery, a few blocks away, to avoid attracting attention. Upon reaching the car, he allegedly changed into clean clothes and threw the blood-stained ones into the Meduna River on the way home. However, the plan collapsed when investigators gathered evidence.
The work of coroner Antonello Cirnelli was crucial. During the initial examination of the body, he immediately recognized signs of a violent attack , ruling out the possibility of death being caused by illness. The suspect was later framed by footage from local security cameras, which captured him entering the building with the long metal object.
