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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Convicted killer falls to death from famous cathedral, reports say
A convicted murderer permitted to work outside prison threw himself from Milan's famed Duomo cathedral on Sunday, killing himself, after allegedly stabbing a colleague, local news reports said. ANSA news agency and other outlets reported said the Italian man, whom they identified as Emanuele De Maria, 35, fell "dozens of meters" after reportedly throwing himself from the Gothic cathedral into the square below. The area surrounding the Duomo, Milan's most famed landmark, is usually teeming with people but news reports did not cite any injuries among passersby. Television images showed police blocking off the area surrounding one of the sides of the cathedral. Authorities identified De Maria — who went on television last year to describe his life — from an ID in his pocket and his tattoos, according to several reports, including Milan's Corriere della Sera daily. One witness, a bar owner named Emanuele Sanità, told the outlet that De Maria landed right next to a boy who was holding a stuffed animal. "He fell next to him. He was in shock. He sat there for twenty minutes without speaking," Sanità said. De Maria had been serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted for the 2016 murder of a woman, according to reports. He was arrested in Germany in 2018 after hiding as a fugitive in the Netherlands, Milano Today reported. But for nearly two years he had been working part-time at a hotel near Milan's central train station. Police had been searching for him since Friday, when he allegedly stabbed a work colleague. The condition of that man, identified as a 50-year-old Italian-Egyptian, was improving Sunday after emergency surgery on his neck and chest, Milano Today reported. Newly discovered vintage photos reveal San Francisco mystery Josh's mom on making a move What will Pope Leo XIV mean for the Church?
Local Italy
12-05-2025
- Local Italy
Convicted killer on work release dies after throwing himself off Milan's Duomo
Italian news reports said the Italian man, who was identified as 35-year-old Emanuele De Maria, fell "dozens of metres" after reportedly throwing himself from the Gothic cathedral into the square below. The area surrounding the Duomo, Milan's most famous landmark, is usually teeming with people but news reports did not mention any injuries among passersby. Italian TV images showed police blocking off the area surrounding one of the sides of the cathedral. Police authorities identified De Maria from an ID in his pocket and his tattoos, according to Il Corriere della Sera newspaper. De Maria was serving a 14-year prison sentence after being convicted of the 2016 murder of a 23-year-old woman near Caserta, southern Italy, according to reports. He was working part-time at a hotel near Milan's Centrale train station as part of a work release programme. De Maria had been on the run since Friday, when he allegedly stabbed a work colleague five times. The colleague, a 50-year-old Italian-Egyptian national identified as Hani Fouad Abdelghaffar Nasr, was reported as being in serious but non-life-threatening condition at Milan's Niguarda Hospital.
