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Roommate Arrested After 27-Year-Old Dies in Balcony Fall at Rome B&B

The 25-year-old remains under house arrest pending a judge's review.

Overview

  • Leonardo Fiorini, 27, died at the scene after falling from a third-floor balcony on via di San Calepodio in Monteverde late Thursday.
  • Neighbors reported a fierce quarrel, and a witness described the men struggling before the fall, which investigators are working to reconstruct.
  • Carabinieri arrested David Stojanovic, 25, on suspicion of homicide, and a convalidation hearing before the gip is expected in the coming days.
  • Officers found a quantity of hashish in the room, and police said the suspect appeared in an altered psycho-physical state.
  • Prosecutors ordered autopsy and toxicology tests and will analyze the men’s phones, while the suspect told investigators he tried to stop the fall and no motive is confirmed.