The 24-year-old involved in the brawl in Bosa Marina on Thursday night is expected to appear before the judge in the next few hours for the validation hearing. Matteo Sotgiu, assisted by the lawyer Vincenzo Contu, is under house arrest, he must answer for aggravated injuries.
Thursday night in the square of the river port in Bosa Marina an argument broke out. The tone was high and soon words turned to fisticuffs. Then, everything happened in a few moments: Matteo Sotgiu pulled out a knife and stabbed the 42-year-old in the abdomen. The fisherman collapsed and was immediately rescued. First he was taken to the hospital in Bosa, then he was transferred to the Santissima Annunziata in Sassari: he suffered internal injuries, his prognosis is reserved but his life is not in danger.
The investigations
In the meantime, the Carabinieri of the Bosa station and the Macomer company, led by Captain Giovanni Maria Seu, have started investigations to clarify what happened. They have heard various witnesses and immediately tracked down the attacker, also recovering the knife used. From what has emerged so far, it seems that the argument arose over old issues related to fishing ; several people were involved in the fight, including the relatives of the 24-year-old who claimed to have intervened in defense of his father. Sotgiu, assisted by the lawyer Vincenzo Contu, has been ordered to be placed under house arrest pending the validation hearing, which will presumably be held on Monday. The charge contested by the prosecutor Silvia Mascia at the moment is aggravated assault.