CASALE – “I can’t live without you.” This would be the text of the note, handwritten “with a wobbly handwriting”, according to what the carabinieri report, found in the house in Casale sul Sile where they lived Franco Gellussich, 72 years old (he would have turned 73 next March 9) and his wife Flora Mattucci, also 72 years old. The reasons that would have induced it are explained in a few lines the pensioner to kill his wife and then hang himself in the garage. But at the moment there are no medical records or medical tests highlighting the wife’s illness. According to the coroner, the death of the two spouses dates back to at least two / three days ago.
THE TESTIMONIALS
“I hadn’t seen any movement for a couple of days. Their car was always parked in front of the garage. They usually moved. Instead, at a certain point they disappeared. I asked some neighbors if by chance he knew anything. But they had no idea. Unfortunately, the fear of Covid has also contributed to alienating people from each other “. Speaking is an 80-year-old lady who lives right in front of the house where the lifeless bodies of Franco Gellussich and Flora Mattucci were found yesterday, March 2. «They were reserved people, of few words – continues the 80-year-old – I saw them when I went to give the crumbs to the birds. But nothing had ever happened that could suggest particular difficulties ».
THE PORTRAIT
The two spouses had moved ten yearsni fa in vicolo Toniolo, on the side of via Bonisiolo, one kilometer from the center of Casale sul Sile. Franco’s family was originally fromin Dalmatia. She, on the other hand, was born in Belgium. At the end of the 1940s his mother left Mali Lošinj, one of the islands of present-day Croatia, to land in Italy. They then settled down nel Veneziano, also frequenting the area of Mogliano in recent years, where his daughter Cecilia had attended the Judo sports club. Until the last transfer to Casale. An apartment in a quiet area. Away from the confusion. With the regular visits of the children. And the joy of the grandchildren. Until yesterday afternoon, when everything collapsed. AND It was the daughter of Franco and Flora, Cecilia, 34, who raised the desperate alarm. After an experience as an administrative employee, today you work in the customer service area of Previmedical in Treviso, an insurance company specializing in the health sector. In the last few days she hadn’t received any more news from parents. AND it was this that made her suspicious and prompted her to go and see if everything was in order. And yesterday afternoon, opening the door of the house, she found herself in front of a chilling scene.
UNDER CHOC
«I never would have thought of such a thing. In recent days it seemed to me that I saw the garage door open. I hadn’t noticed any problems – says Francesco Bellomo, who has lived in the Vicolo Toniolo area for 18 years – but yesterday afternoon, around 5.30 pm, I saw the first car of the carabinieri arrive». The citizens who live in this slice of Casale were speechless. «They weren’t people who gave confidence – continues Bellomo – we passed them on the street. He had a Mégane. And he was often seen busy with chores in the garage». «What happened was a bolt from the blue – he adds – we have never heard any quarrels or disputes. Nothing at all. Nothing that could make you think of such a thing». A feeling fully confirmed by another neighbor who was shocked after learning what happened yesterday afternoon inside the apartment. «They were reserved but quiet. We never noticed any disagreements – she concludes – and they also seemed to feel good on a physical level. Every now and then I saw him ride a bicycle. We exchanged some greetings. Then he didn’t go further. None of us, however, could have ever imagined such a situation»
