Manslaughter inquiry opened after death of worker in Rome tower collapse
Contractor was trapped for 11 hours under fallen masonry at medieval landmark near the ColosseumProsecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation over the death of a worker trapped when a medieval monument in central Rome partly collapsed.Octav Stroici, 66, was rescued on Monday night after 11...
<p>Contractor was trapped for 11 hours under fallen masonry at medieval landmark near the Colosseum</p><p>Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation over the death of a worker trapped when a medieval monument in central Rome partly collapsed.</p><p>Octav Stroici, 66, was rescued on Monday night after 11 hours under fallen masonry but died of his injuries at the city’s Umberto I hospital. Romanian foreign affairs officials, who said he came from their country, thanked rescuers for their efforts to save him during a long, complex and delicate operation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/04/manslaughter-inquiry-death-worker-roman-tower-collapse-">Continue reading...</a>
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