two cases in a few days
In San Marino, especially in the Castle of San Marino, the nightmare of the serial killer of dogs returns 10 years after the case broke out.
In fact, in the last few days at least two dogs in the Murata-Fonte dell’Ovo area have been poisoned with meatballs stuffed with toxic substances. One of the two unfortunately passed away.
It was April 2011 when, in the same area, the first dogs began to die due to poisoned morsels sown in the green areas of the area. In the whole month the cases of poisoning recorded on the Titan were 18, and in 12 cases the consequence was the death of the animal.
The following month then there was the most striking case: dozens of dogs were poisoned during a dog show organized at the former shooting range of Murata.
The poisonings continued throughout the year, especially in the upper part of the Titan, where animals were hit in their enclosure. As of 1 September 2011, the poisonings were over 30 with 23 deaths. In many of these, traces of alpha beta were found endosulfan, a powerful insecticide, used in agriculture but no longer for sale in Italy since 2006 while its sale on the Titano
All these episodes strongly shocked the citizens. There were torchlight processions, signatures collected, discussions in the Council. Above all, it was asked to bring the responsible person to justice.
Instead, despite the efforts of the police and the presence of several suspects, the perpetrator was never identified. In the first months of 2013, the Network movement also presented two interpellations on the case that was discussed in the Council. But in November of the same year the Apas announced that the Court had proceeded tofiling of complaints, expressing his “doubt that the file in all this time has not received due attention from the competent magistrate”.
An outcome that still leaves a bad taste in the mouth of many San Marino citizens and on social justice. “What makes the most of this whole story – writes a family member of the owner of the first dead dog – is that everyone knows who he is and has been covered by some friends for years. Yesterday several people stopped me or wrote to me giving me precise information about the “Lord” who is resuming his business, sowing poisoned meatballs. I wonder, as a poor ignoramus, but if everyone knows it, the police should also know it and if so, why (…) don’t we go all the way? Why does any unfortunate person who commits a crime get hit on the front page and in this case ignore it? “.
Compared to 10 years, many areas of the Republic have been installed security cameras, which could help investigators finally put a face to the killer. Oh to the killers.
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