A suspect in the death of American
student Beau Solomon is to remain in pretrial custody on a
lesser charge of manslaughter, sources said Monday.
Homeless man Massimo Galioto, 40, allegedly pushed Solomon
in the Tiber River, causing him to drown.
Galioto remains under investigation for voluntary
manslaughter however, sources said.
Solomon, 19, was in Rome for a five-week course at John
Cabot University and disappeared at around 01:00 on July 1 after
drinking with fellow students in a Trastevere pub.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison student's body was
found in the river the following Monday.
Galioto reportedly admitted having an argument with the
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.
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