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Judge Frees Suspect in Rome B&B Balcony Death as Autopsy Notes Pre-Fall Fight

The investigating judge said indications of guilt are insufficient for custody and deemed the 25-year-old's account plausible pending toxicology and further checks.

Overview

  • David Stojanovic, 25, remains under investigation for voluntary homicide after Leonardo Fiorini, 27, fell from a third-floor balcony in Monteverde on November 13.
  • The Rome GIP validated the arrest but declined any precautionary measure, with the decision grounded in the current evidentiary gaps as inquiries proceed.
  • Medical examiners confirmed death from traumatic injuries due to the fall and found lesions compatible with a violent struggle beforehand, with Fiorini's toxicology still awaited.
  • Witness accounts diverge, with some saying Stojanovic held Fiorini by the leg to stop him, a key neighbor claiming she saw a push, and the suspect asserting he tried to prevent a jump.
  • Investigators found the flat damaged, seized hashish, recorded Stojanovic positive for cannabinoids, and are reinterviewing witnesses while analyzing drug samples and phone data.