He had posted a countdown on his Facebook profile and set a deadline, at the end of which he would kill his ex-partner and take his own life . Then he asked the woman for the usual "clarifying meeting" , but was arrested just in time by the police.
The operation carried out last night by the police in a town in the Middle Campidano area is most likely a foiled femicide . A 60-year-old man ended up in handcuffs, who for months had been persecuting his ex-partner, aged 37 , who had ended the romantic relationship.
Last November 8, the woman presented a request for a warning against him, who persecuted her with stakeouts near her place of work and her home. “Try approaching other men and you'll see what happens,” he had threatened her. The 37-year-old lived in a constant state of fear and anxiety, so much so that she radically changed her lifestyle out of fear that he would harm her. He had taken several precautions, including having friends and relatives drive him home after work .
After the complaint, in November, the prefect of Cagliari ordered a generic radio-related surveillance. The police kept the victim's place of work and home under constant surveillance, but despite the checks she still saw him on the street on a few occasions.
Then he posted a "countdown" on his Facebook profile, setting a deadline. Soon he would kill her and take his own life . Having viewed the post, the police notified the prosecutor on duty and intensified their services. Last night, at 10pm, the woman was at a bus stop on her way home when she was approached by her ex-partner, who asked her for explanations about the end of the relationship and wanted to have a final clarifying meeting .
The police were nearby and immediately intervened, arresting the man for "persecutory acts". The 60-year-old was taken to Uta prison, the arrest was validated by the judge, who ordered the precautionary custody measure in prison for the man, deemed "dangerous" .
(Unioneonline/L)
