He touches his goat, insults him and the other reacts by slashing two of his car tires. It happened yesterday in Tula, in the province of Sassari, when a 49-year-old man from the village entered a bar with the animal, and a customer, who he already knew, petted the goat, making the owner angry. In fact, he considered the man's hands on the little goat named "Benedetta" unworthy.

Seeing himself rejected in this way, the “feeler” is said to have insulted the other with a couple of harsh epithets, who first walks away, then changes his mind and argues again with his fellow countryman, uttering death threats. But after receiving a further insult, he can no longer stand it and takes out his pattadesa, with a 21 cm long blade, and attacks two tires of his opponent's car.

And after finishing he went to report himself to the police, handing over the knife, and justifying his action precisely with the alleged unworthiness of the hands of the "toucher". The military could do nothing but arrest him and take him this morning to court in Sassari for the direct hearing where the 49-year-old had to answer to the charges of threats, damage and possession of a weapon capable of causing offence. For him, defended by the lawyer Stefano Porcu, judge Silvia Masala ordered the validation of the arrest and the prohibition of approaching within a radius of 500 meters to the offended person and his family.

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