A breakthrough has been reached in the investigation into the death of Claudio Manca, the 49-year-old man found dead in a canal on the Terralba ring road last Friday.

During the night a man, Battista Manis , was taken to the police station and is under arrest as a suspect in the murder charge.

Investigators suspect he was involved in the traffic accident, which immediately became unclear: the lifeless body in the canal and the damaged bike nearby.

Il luogo del ritrovamento di Claudio Manca (foto Chergia)

Manca, mentioned by his nickname and along with other people, had been implicated in several videos posted online by Manis, the owner of several betting shops, who had been the target of an attack in the previous days: someone had set fire to his house. He had also been targeted last year, when he had suffered further intimidation.

The investigation is ongoing, and the autopsy on Manca's body, scheduled for this morning, has been postponed.

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