A severed horse's head and dead cows were discovered at the property of a Sicilian businessman near Palermo, in what authorities believe may be a mafia intimidation tactic.
“I was petrified, I can’t comprehend such barbarity,” Angela De Luca, the mayor of Altofonte, told the outlet.Residents on the island fear 20 mafia members who recently finished their sentences and were released from prison and are seeking revenge could be behind the gruesome act.in which a character wakes up to find the severed head of his prized thoroughbred horse in his bed, according to experts.The mob uses it to terrorize victims and tap into the bonds it had with certain animals.