They smeared the historic 19th century wash house in Villacidro with used oil and filmed the stunt with a mobile phone, perhaps to then spread the video on social media.

They didn't have the chance: those responsible were immediately tracked down by the municipal police. The alleged perpetrators of the gesture (17, 18 and 19 years old) were reported for having damaged a historical or archaeological heritage.

Local police officers intervened on site, with commander Alessandro Corrias and the mayor of Villacidro, Federico Sollai. The investigations were facilitated by the numerous images from video surveillance systems. the overwhelming proof came from the files on the mobile phones.

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