Kidnapped and beaten to death by two hooded men. Moments of terror those experienced yesterday in Silanus by the former mayor Luigi Morittu , a 67-year-old surveyor.

The episode took place in the former mayor's company in Tanca Noa , a few kilometers from the town, the attackers then fled aboard Morittu's Audi SUV.

The man was forced to resort to the care of the doctors of the emergency room of San Francesco di Nuoro, many injuries sustained all over his body. was discharged in the evening with a few days of prognosis.

Morittu had gone to his farm to look after the horses, as he did every morning before going to the studio. But as soon as he arrived on the scene, he found himself in front of two hooded men, one armed with a pistol . When he got out of the car the beating started, which after the kicks and punches ended with a blow to the face with the butt of the gun.

At the end of the brutal beating they tied him with his hands behind his back to the gate of the company using electric wires and sprinkled him with petrol and threatened to set him on fire.

Morittu, literally in shock, managed to free himself and walked to a nearby sheepfold to ask for help. From there he raised the alarm and the carabinieri arrived on the spot. The man's Audi Q5 was found abandoned in the Bolotana countryside .

The motive for the attack is unknown: the carabinieri of the Macomer Company and the Silanus Station are investigating the matter, coordinated by the deputy prosecutor of Oristano, Armando Mammone.

Mayor for two terms in a row from 2006 to 2016, Morittu in Silanus is also appreciated for his work in a major firm in the country and has never received a threat in the past .

The carabinieri investigate at 360 degrees, also hearing the breeders and farmers close to the Sa Tanca Noa company.

“ACTION IN THE MAFIOSO STYLE” - The current mayor of the town, Piero Arca, speaks of a “very serious” fact, “ it is an action in perfect mafia style that throws the community into worry and fear . A gesture to which we respond with a firm condemnation and by gathering around Luigi and his family to bring him the closeness and solidarity of the whole country ”.

“My fellow citizens - continues Arca - do not understand what happened to Luigi, a meek, correct and respected man by all . I myself have never seen or heard of such actions in Silanus. The only hope is that the police will soon resolve the case and the attackers will be brought to justice ”.

THE INVESTIGATIONS - The former mayor of the Nuorese town was already heard for the first time yesterday by the Carabinieri of the Macomer Company and the Silanus station, but he was too shaken for an in-depth interrogation. In the next few hours he will be heard by the investigators who work under the radar to avoid prejudicing the investigations. The aim is to quickly identify the attackers - two hooded men, one armed with a pistol - to avoid the danger of escape or the pollution of evidence.

Under shock the community of Silanus , where rumors of a possible track have been happening since last night: the attackers would have spoken with a marked accent from Eastern Europe and on the seat of Morittu's SUV, used by criminals to escape, they would have forgotten a cell phone. Circumstances that do not, however, find official confirmation.

BLOCKING POSITIONS AND SEARCHES - The deputy prosecutor of Oristano Armando Mammone , who coordinates the investigations, has ordered an extensive investigative activity in the field, with checkpoints, searches and interrogations of people close to the victim's farm. Experts also at work on the footage of the cameras in the village and in the suburbs.

(Unioneonline / L)

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