An argument over unpaid rent is at the origin of the murder of Venerato Sardu , 75, killed last night in his home in via Ogliastra in Cagliari . The man, owner of the entire building at number 21, was killed by Fabrizio Congiu, 52, a tenant of the building : he allegedly went to Sardu to clarify the aspect of the unpaid monthly payments or to look for the money (several thousand euro) that the 75-year-old had at home. The situation would have degenerated and with a tool, perhaps a pincer, the 52-year-old would have hit him several times on the head.
The investigations carried out by the carabinieri of the provincial investigative nucleus came full circle after a few hours, going back to Congiu thanks to some testimonies on the stormy relations between the two (the victim also had problems with other tenants who did not pay the rent) but above all to the surveillance cameras that Sardu had placed on the facade of the building and also in his home, perhaps fearing for his safety. The 52-year-old, after the first investigations, was accompanied at the disposal of the prosecutor on duty, Andrea Massidda, to prison in Uta on charges of murder. Between tomorrow and after he will be questioned.
The alarm was raised last night by the 75-year-old's daughter who was unable to get in touch with her father . Firefighters broke down the door and found the man's lifeless body. He had deep head wounds and lost a lot of blood. The 118 rescuers who were unable to do anything were also on the spot. The police immediately intervened and started the investigation. Various objects seized by the Ris : in addition to pincers, perhaps the object used for the murder, also other tools and a knife. Coroner Roberto Demontis carried out an initial check on the body while awaiting the autopsy which could be performed today.
In the building, many remember the landlord as «a good man, also very helpful» . “He accompanied me several times for medical visits. A really nice person." Problems started to arise when tenants didn't pay the rent. "He got mean," someone whispers. "And spiteful." And that he managed a lot of money is easy to guess: several people live in the three-story building, all for rent. In short, the motive for the murder is certainly linked to money . And Congiu, who lives on the top floor of the building together with other roommates would have had a violent argument with him, which ended in blood.
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