The Carabinieri returned to the hospital but only to obtain the death certificate of Michela Rubiu , the 47-year-old woman wounded by a gunshot fired by her husband at dawn on July 23 and who died this morning at the Brotzu without ever regaining consciousness.
A certificate to be attached to the ongoing investigation file and forwarded to Deputy Public Prosecutor Giangiacomo Pilia to amend the charge against Alessandro Pintus , 39, who now faces double homicide since on the same day he shot his wife, he killed his brother Andrea, 39, in their parents' home in Quartu.
A terrible incident whose motive is still being investigated by the Carabinieri of the Quartu Company, the Investigative Unit and the RIS of Cagliari.
News of Michela Rubiu's death reached the tourist village of Solanas this morning, sparking deep grief among residents. Coroner Roberto Demontis will likely perform a post-mortem examination on the woman's body tomorrow, or Wednesday at the latest. A funeral date has yet to be set.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Sinnai, Barbara Pusceddu , has declared a day of mourning. "Unfortunately," she wrote, "the news has arrived that our community hoped with all its might never have to hear. There are times when the role of mayor and institutional duty merge with humanity and unspeakable pain, in the face of a tragedy too great and unjust to explain. The news of Michela's barbaric femicide leaves the communities of Sinnai and Solanas in a state of profound shock , dismay, and sincere anger."
"When a region is so deeply wounded by such ferocious violence," she continued, "one family's tragedy inevitably becomes a tragedy for us all. No words can fill the abyss of a life so brutally cut short, nor erase the gravity of a social scourge that continues to strike women at the heart of our society."
So the conclusion: "On behalf of the entire city of Sinnai, the municipal administration, and every citizen, I embrace with deepest emotion, respect, and affection Michela's mother, children, family, and all her loved ones . In this moment of immense pain, our community unites in one great embrace to make you know that you are not and will not be alone. To express the sentiments of condolences of the entire citizenry and to pay homage to Michela's memory, after hearing her family, I will proclaim a day of mourning . I invite everyone to join in a moment of silence and reflection, to forcefully affirm our entire community's rejection of all forms of violence."