A breakthrough has been reached in the investigation into the death of Claudio Manca, the 49-year-old man found dead in a canal on the Terralba ring road last Friday.
During the night a man, Battista Manis , was taken to the police station and is under arrest as a suspect in the murder charge.
Investigators suspect he was involved in the traffic accident, which immediately became unclear: the lifeless body in the canal and the damaged bike nearby.
Manca, mentioned by his nickname and together with other people, had been implicated in some videos published online by Manis, the owner of some lottery shops, who in the previous days had been the target of an attack .
<p>Battista Manis in his burned-down house (Chergia)</p>Someone had set fire to his house. He had also been targeted last year, when he had suffered further acts of intimidation.
The investigation is ongoing, and the autopsy on Manca's body, scheduled for this morning, has been postponed.