He had been insulting his mother for months, while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. A 30-year-old man from Sassari would also engage in this behavior, damaging furniture and banging on doors, often in the middle of the night. Two days ago, he went on a rampage upon returning home. When his brother asked him to calm down, the man attacked him. When his mother intervened, he allegedly grabbed her, causing her to fall. He then allegedly threatened to open the gas cylinder and blow up the house until law enforcement arrived to arrest him.
The suspect is currently in Bancali prison, charged with domestic abuse and assault. At today's validation hearing, investigating judge Gian Paolo Piana ordered the man, represented by lawyer Andrea Piroddi, to be held in pre-trial detention in the district prison.