Sassari: "My brother William Manca was used and defrauded; they took him and threw him out there."

Fabio Manca is waiting for clarity on the death of his brother William , the 45-year-old man found dead in the Bancali countryside in Sassari on September 10th after a five-day search. A body found amidst garbage and animal carcasses. "Seeing him like this. Not even dogs do these things. Someone brought him there and threw him away ."

Two months have passed, and the pain of Fabio and his family is ever greater, especially since they still don't know what happened on the night of September 6th, when his relative left home and never returned. "I was out for two hours; that's the last thing he said to me," the 52-year-old recalls.

The Carabinieri are investigating the matter, commissioned by Deputy Prosecutor Ermanno Cattaneo. "I have faith in them and want to thank them for their help, just as I want to express my gratitude to my uncle Angelo Rassu." But Fabio's words also convey a great deal of anger. " They say William took drugs, that he hung out with bad people. It's all barroom gossip. It's false; he confided everything to me." Fabio says he doesn't know who those who spent the night with his brother are. "I don't know who they are, and I don't want to know, because my mind is already going wherever it's going. But when there's a trial, I want to see their photos in the papers so that all of Sassari knows who these beggars, these wretches, are."

The suffering has engulfed the entire family, especially the mother: "Every night she gets up and goes into her room to see if her son has returned." A disabled mother who was the reason for living for both brothers and whom "William would never have abandoned." The two lived on her pension. "We get by like this. It's the truth. I'm unemployed, just like William was." Poor. "Yes. My brother is also ignored for this reason. He's at the end of the line. We have no money, we can't ask for anything. We have to turn to you for a defense." And to restore the 45-year-old's dignity: "He was a good-hearted boy. And they used him and deceived him." And perhaps, that night, he could have been saved, and those who should have intervened perhaps didn't. "If I knew their names, I don't know how I would react to finding myself facing them. It could go well, or badly. But I don't turn my back, I can't turn my back."