An 18-year-old man was arrested
Wednesday on suspicion of killing an artist with a punch in a
Rome street in March.
Umberto Ranieri was punched in Largo Preneste and fell
hitting his head hard on the ground.
The arrested man was said to be of Tunisian origin.
Ranieri died in hospital on March 20 after the assault in
Rome on a Sunday night.
Ranieri, 53, originally from Abruzzo, was punched in the face
at Largo Preneste in what some suspected may have been a
homophobic attack.
The artist had been talking to a group of youths and one of
them suddenly punched him, causing him to fall to the ground
where he violently banged his head.
Police said a probe had shown he had asked them not to dirty
their surroundings while they were eating.
He was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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