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Rome Judge Releases Homicide Suspect in B&B Balcony Death After Validating Arrest

Investigators await toxicology results to help reconcile conflicting accounts of a violent fight before the fatal fall.

Overview

  • David Stojanovic, 25, remains under investigation for voluntary homicide after the gip validated his arrest but imposed no preventive measures.
  • An autopsy found injuries on Leonardo Fiorini consistent with a physical struggle shortly before he fell from a third-floor balcony, with death caused by traumatic injuries from the fall.
  • Residents reported a prolonged argument, and some witnesses said they saw the victim held by his feet over the edge, though accounts differ on whether Stojanovic pushed him or tried to save him.
  • Stojanovic told investigators the pair used drugs and that he attempted to prevent a jump; he tested positive for cannabis as officers recovered about 1.5 grams of hashish in the ransacked apartment, with drug analyses still pending.
  • Prosecutors in Rome, led on the file by an associate prosecutor, are planning further interrogations and will re-hear key witnesses as they assess charging strategy.