The consultants' inspection of the Terralba ring road concluded this afternoon to further clarify the circumstances surrounding Claudio Manca's death . The prosecutor's office suspects that the 49-year-old was hit by a car and then beaten by Battista Manis, currently in prison on charges of voluntary manslaughter .

Forensic pathologist Roberto Demontis, appointed by prosecutor Marco De Crescenzo, along with consultants Danilo Fois (appointed by defense attorneys Antonio Pinna Spada, Ivano Chiesa, and Cristina Morrone), Domenico Nuvoli, and Roberto Tuveri (appointed by Fabio Costa, who is assisting the victim's family), and the Carabinieri first carried out some tests on the Golf, owned by Manis' wife. On the right bumper, wheel marks consistent with Manca's mountain bike were found , as confirmed by tire measurements.

Attention immediately shifted to the crash site, where recent grass-mowing work did not assist the consultants' work. However, they did find useful evidence proving that the accident occurred on that dark, unmarked stretch of road. There are traces of an abrasion on the asphalt that runs from the road to the canal (this may have been the dragged pedal or the gear shifter). What happened next remains unclear: was Manca thrown from his bike and into the canal, where he was allegedly struck, or was he struck and thrown into the canal? The autopsy revealed that the injuries to the eye and cheekbone were consistent with a punch , and there was significant trauma to the neck. However, at this time, it seems unclear what the fatal injuries were or how they were inflicted.

The consultants' work isn't finished: on Wednesday, the jeans and green shirt Manca was wearing will also be examined in Cagliari . And it's possible the bike and the car will be compared in a simulation. Meanwhile, work is also underway to determine whether Manis did it all alone. According to rumors, he wasn't even driving the car but managed to swerve the steering wheel and hit Manca .

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