Convicted killer dies after falling from roof of iconic landmark
- Emanuele De Maria, a convicted murderer on work release, jumped to his death from Milan Cathedral on 11 May 2025.
- De Maria had recently stabbed a hotel co-worker during a work-release program linked to his 2016 murder conviction.
- Witnesses observed De Maria climb the cathedral terraces and leap about 40 metres in broad daylight, prompting immediate area closure.
- Police identified De Maria by tattoos and ID, while investigators search for a timeline involving the death of a missing barmaid.
- The event ended with De Maria's death and ongoing police efforts to clarify related incidents and timeline of attacks.
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Shock after killer inmate throws himself off Milan Duomo - General News
A 35-year-old prisoner committed suicide by throwing himself from the Duomo of Milan on Sunday after allegedly killing a woman he worked with in a job he was doing during day release in a case that has caused considerable shock in Italy. (ANSA)
Convicted killer dies after falling from roof of iconic landmark
Emergency services respond to the scene in Milan this afternoon (Picture: Marco Ottico/LaPresse/Shutterstock) A prisoner has died after falling from the Milan Duomo cathedral. Convicted murderer Emanuele De Maria had gone on the run yesterday after stabbing a colleague, Italian news agency ANSA reported. He had permission to work as a receptionist in a local hotel, where he is reported to have stabbed the other employee before disappearing. De M…
Killer stabs colleague before jumping to his death off Milan Cathedral
A CONVICTED killer has stabbed a hotel co-worker before jumping to his death from the top of Milan Cathedral while horrified tourists watched on. Emanuele De Maria was under a work release programme from prison when he launched a frenzied knife attack in the early hours of Saturday. Shutterstock EditorialA convicted killer allegedly stabbed his co-worker before plunging to his death from the Duomo di Milano[/caption] The man is believed to be Em…
Who is Emanuele Di Maria, the wanted for the attempted murder in Milan: killed a woman and was arrested in Germany
Nine years later, while his conviction was going towards the end so much that he had obtained the chance to leave the prison to go to work, Emanuele Di Maria remade it. Again in a hotel, still with a knife. And it is not known if he was always involved with the disappearance of another woman, employee of the Bern Hotel in Milan like him and his victim. The wanted for the attempted murder of an Italian with Egyptian origins, stabbed near the Cent…
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