Breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of Venerato Sardu, the 75-year-old found dead yesterday evening in his apartment in via Ogliastra, in the Is Mirrionis district of Cagliari .
A suspect was arrested, a 52-year-old man, Fabrizio Congiu, who lives in the same building as the victim . There are no further details on the motive. The area is protected by video surveillance, the numerous cameras present made it possible to trace the identity of the 52-year-old in a short time.
Sardu's body was found last night by the firefighters, alerted by his daughter who was unable to contact him. The firefighters, once the door was broken down, found the 75-year-old lying on the ground with a deep head wound .
It soon became clear that it was murder. The coroner and the prosecutor on duty arrived in via Ogliastra and the investigations by the carabinieri began. Which have already resulted in a lockout.
According to a neighbor, Sardu had been threatened by a man with a knife and had reported him.
(Unioneonline/L)
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