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Judge Frees Homicide Suspect in Rome Balcony Death as Autopsy Points to Pre-Fall Fight

Conflicting witness accounts leave the case unresolved pending toxicology and drug tests.

Overview

  • A Rome judge validated David Stojanovic’s arrest but imposed no precautionary measures, leaving him under investigation at liberty for voluntary homicide.
  • The autopsy found injuries consistent with a violent struggle before the fall and confirmed death from traumatic impact after plunging from a third-floor balcony.
  • Neighbors reported a prolonged altercation and gave divergent versions of events, and the judge noted it is plausible the suspect was trying to restrain the victim.
  • Investigators are awaiting toxicology results for both men and a laboratory analysis of roughly 1.5 grams of seized hashish to check for possible additives.
  • Prosecutors are re-interviewing witnesses, have seized the suspect’s phone, and plan a judicial interrogation that could affect any future request for custody.