Massimo Galioto, the homeless man
suspected of pushing American student Beau Solomon to his death
in the River Tiber, went back to sleep with his companion in
their tent on the riverbank after his alleged crime, police said
Tuesday. Prosecutors have charged Galioto, 40, with homicide
aggravated by futile motives. He has reportedly admitted having
argument with the 19-year-old University of Michigan student,
during which Solomon allegedly slipped over the embankment edge
into the water. Galioto, who has a record for petty crime, then
failed to raise an alarm and instead returned to his tent close
to Ponte Garibaldi. Solomon, who was in Rome for a five-week
course at John Cabot University, disappeared at around 1 a.m.
Friday after drinking with fellow students in a Trastevere pub.
His body was found in the river Monday with a deep gash to the
head, presumably caused by bashing his head on his way down into
the Tiber, police said.
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