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Cold, dead clochard in via di Firenze

1/2/2020, 1:53:09 PM


A 49-year-old Romanian homeless Dumitru Panait was found dead last night in Florence in via Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, near the historic center. (HANDLE)

(ANSA) - FLORENCE, JANUARY 2 - A homeless man, 49-year-old Romanian Dumitru Panait, was found dead last night in Florence sends Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, close to the historic center.
Among the possible causes of death, what is considered most likely is hypothermia, due to the cold of last night. The magistrate on duty Beatrice Giunti arranged the external examination on the body. The 49-year-old Romanian man was said to have been dropped on the ground by a passer-by, who informed 118. Vain attempts to revive him by the health workers. The police are also on site. The body would show no signs of violence. Temperatures dropped below freezing in the night. According to what he learned, the man was on a brick bench at the base of the building that houses the Revenue Agency. Point where iclochards usually spend the night and easily observable by pedestrians and motorists passing in the direction of Santa Maria Novella station. The 49-year-old was identified with the Romanian identity card. He had money with him.