Denis Mariotto: “People of a certain age should not be allowed to keep weapons at home”
SUSEGANA. “When when you reach a certain age, you should no longer be allowed to have weapons ”. To speak is Denis Mariotto, 43 years old, brother of Bruna. The family members met in the family home in via Colonna in Ponte della Priula. There lives the mother Oliva Granzotto, destroyed by grief for the tragic loss of her daughter. There is no plausible explanation for what triggered the murderous rampage of father-in-law Lino Baseotto. The thought is that if his rifle had been removed, the drama could perhaps have been avoided. “In my opinion – says his brother Denis – at a certain age in the house should not be allowed to have weapons.” The eighty-year-old had a gun license as a hunter. With the shotgun he shot his daughter-in-law in the garden, while his niece was at home, and then went to the shed where he shot himself.
The desperation is enormous in the Mariotto house, the brother is unable to understand what has happened and tries to find comfort in Bruna’s memories. “When they saw me it was like they saw her and when they saw her it was like they saw me, we were the same,” says Denis. “My sister has always lived with her in-laws, but I don’t know how the relationships were – she says -. I have no words to describe what happened, it was a bolt from the blue. It has been said that there had been quarrels before, but not living there I cannot know. I know that now I have to think about my niece, my mother and my brother-in-law ».
In the house of the Mariotto family in Ponte, her husband Claudio and her thirteen-year-old daughter temporarily moved to live. With their grandmother Oliva, to comfort their niece as well as their uncle, with whom they have always been united. «Their house is under seizure, I lent my clothes to my brother-in-law because he could not recover them – explains Denis Mariotto -. We have known each other for a lifetime with my brother-in-law, I have a very good relationship with him, he is almost like a brother ».
Yesterday afternoon the family members received a visit from Don Andrea, the parish priest brought the closeness of the community of Ponte della Priula. When the woman got married and moved to Spresiano, the bond with her country of origin weakened, but many remember her with affection.
«My heart is in pieces», cousin Patrizia also wanted to thank the Pontepriulese on behalf of the family who expressed their closeness. In the village Bruna Mariotto remember her as a young man, “Brunetta” as she was called. “The Mariottos are a very good-natured family, discreet, unselfish, a terrible misfortune” says former councilor Rudy Bortoluzzi, who had grown up with his brother Denis. Neighbors, he knew Bruna. “After this tragedy, I think the time has expired to tackle the problem of weapons at home – the former councilor shares the thought of his brother – of the firearms, the rules for the issuing of licenses, the responsibilities of those who authorize these licenses, the doctors who issue eligibility, the age limits for their detention, education and training in their use “. Her daughter’s teachers are also upset. «Mrs. Bruna was ua person of infinite goodness – describes a teacher -. My heart is incapable of expressing the pain I feel for human wickedness ».