Tragedy struck yesterday evening, Friday, March 27, on Via Emilia, in the Villaggio Satellite neighborhood of Porto Torres . A 67-year-old butcher was found dead inside his shop .
Michele Mureddu reportedly felt ill, likely from a sudden heart attack , while arranging meats inside his butcher shop, shortly before opening time. According to initial reports, the butcher went into the shop yesterday afternoon to prepare the display of the goods on the counter. In the meantime, he had locked himself inside with the shutter half-closed, when he felt unwell and collapsed to the floor.
That evening, his mother, not seeing him return, alerted the police. By the time the 118 ambulance arrived, the man was already dead. He was found lying on the floor, not far from the cold storage room, and paramedics could only pronounce him dead . Firefighters from the local detachment arrived on the scene and had to break the lock to gain entry. Carabinieri officers from the Porto Torres branch were also present. The man was well-known in the neighborhood, where he had worked for a long time: a tragedy that shocked the family and residents.
