Kidnapped and beaten to death by two hooded men. Moments of terror those experienced yesterday in Silanus by the former mayor Luigi Morittu , a 67-year-old surveyor.
The episode took place in the former mayor's company in Tanca Noa , a few kilometers from the town, the attackers then fled aboard Morittu's Audi SUV.
The man was forced to resort to the care of the doctors of the emergency room of San Francesco di Nuoro, many injuries sustained all over his body. was discharged in the evening with a few days of prognosis.
Morittu had gone to his farm to look after the horses, as he did every morning before going to the studio. But as soon as he arrived on the scene, he found himself in front of two hooded men, one armed with a pistol . When he got out of the car the beating started, which after the kicks and punches ended with a blow to the face with the butt of the gun.
At the end of the brutal beating they tied him with his hands behind his back to the gate of the company using electric wires and sprinkled him with petrol and threatened to set him on fire.
Morittu, literally in shock, managed to free himself and walked to a nearby sheepfold to ask for help. From there he raised the alarm and the carabinieri arrived on the spot. The man's Audi Q5 was found abandoned in the Bolotana countryside .
The motive for the attack is unknown: the carabinieri of the Macomer Company and the Silanus Station are investigating the matter, coordinated by the deputy prosecutor of Oristano, Armando Mammone.
Mayor for two terms in a row from 2006 to 2016, Morittu in Silanus is also appreciated for his work in a major firm in the country and has never received a threat in the past .
The carabinieri investigate at 360 degrees, also hearing the breeders and farmers close to the Sa Tanca Noa company.
