Torpè, holds the knife to his father's throat and smashes a chair over his head: a 36-year-old arrested
He was tracked down by the police in Oliena and had fledAn arrest has been made for the attempted murder which occurred during the night between Thursday and Friday in Torpè at the height of a family dispute. This is a 36-year-old who first threatened his father, Pasquale Melis, a 67-year-old former retired carabiniere, by holding a knife to his throat, and then beat him by hitting him on the head with a chair.
The son, in a drunken state, ran away before the police arrived and his escape lasted for several hours. He was tracked down in Oliena and taken to Badu 'e Carros prison.
The father, who was rescued, was transported to the San Francesco hospital in Nuoro with serious injuries.
The Cagliari RIS carried out technical checks both in the family home and in the passenger compartment of the car used for the escape by the 36-year-old.
(Unioneonline/ss)
