Convicted killer falls to death from Milan’s famed Duomo cathedral after allegedly stabbing man, reports say

A convicted assassin permitted to work outdoors jail threw himself from Milan’s famed Duomo cathedral on Sunday, killing himself, after allegedly stabbing a colleague, native information stories stated.

ANSA news agency and different retailers reported stated the Italian man, whom they recognized as Emanuele De Maria, 35, fell “dozens of meters” after reportedly throwing himself from the Gothic cathedral into the sq. under.

The realm surrounding the Duomo, Milan’s most famed landmark, is often teeming with individuals however information stories didn’t cite any accidents amongst passersby.

Tv photographs confirmed police blocking the world surrounding one of many sides of the cathedral.

Authorities recognized De Maria — who went on tv final 12 months to explain his life — from an ID in his pocket and his tattoos, in response to a number of stories, together with Milan’s Corriere della Sera daily.

One witness, a bar proprietor named Emanuele Sanità, told the outlet that De Maria landed proper subsequent to a boy who was holding a stuffed animal.

“He fell subsequent to him. He was in shock. He sat there for twenty minutes with out talking,” Sanità stated.

De Maria had been serving a 14-year sentence after being convicted for the 2016 homicide of a girl, in response to stories. He was arrested in Germany in 2018 after hiding as a fugitive within the Netherlands, Milano At this time reported.

However for almost two years he had been working part-time at a resort close to Milan’s central practice station.

Police had been looking for him since Friday, when he allegedly stabbed a piece colleague. The situation of that man, recognized as a 50-year-old Italian-Egyptian, was enhancing Sunday after emergency surgical procedure on his neck and chest, Milano At this time reported.