A pain intertwined with anger, with words read on social media, with judgments that hurt as much as the tragedy. After the murder of her partner on Wednesday evening in Orani , Manuela Porcheddu broke her silence and took to social media in a long and emotional outburst to defend the memory of Tonino Pireddu, 38.
Here are his words.
Tonino and I weren't used to posting on social media or publicly showing how much we loved each other; we demonstrated our love every day with concrete actions! I'm writing these lines because I've read some truly absurd things, and he doesn't deserve all this. Anyone who knew him knows exactly what Tonino was like; he was a man, and not just a man with a capital M, ready to help everyone, including defenseless animals.
He was the man I chose as my life partner because, unlike everything you hear today, he was capable of truly loving me in every way a woman should be loved. A man who would have given his life for me, unlike so many who take it. And he proved it to me every day: "Love, stay home, you're tired" ... "Love, have you arrived?"... "Love, call me if you need me"... "Love, I got you some ginseng and left it in the kitchen" (he bought me two ginsengs a day, one for dinner and one for breakfast from the bar because I adored them)... Tonino was the one crying while watching a movie, and I was next to him laughing to lighten the mood. Reading "I wonder what he did to justify an act like that" is as despicable and cruel as the person who actually committed that act. So I'd like to tell these people that Tonino, if he argued with someone, was always ready for a healthy and civilized discussion because he didn't want to cause friction with anyone. And maybe that's exactly what bothered this bitch, because Tonino was superior. And the way to shut him up was to hit him from behind without even showing his face. I don't want to talk about this worm (no offense to the worms) because that would be giving him importance, I just wanted to clarify this point. Unfortunately, I no longer have my Tonino, and without him, perhaps I won't even be the Manuela everyone knows. He was my other half, my everything, my heart. And as he used to say: "You'll never find someone like me again." It's true, there are few like him, and they're destined for lucky people. And I was and always will be because he chose me every day. Tonino Pireddu, you are and always will be the pure and sincere love this world needs. I love you."