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| A man whose body was found in the Regent’s canal in London has been identified as an Italian national, Sebastiano Magnanini.. | A man whose body was found in the Regent’s canal in London has been identified as an Italian national, Sebastiano Magnanini.. |
| The 46-year-old man had moved to the UK from Italy, and was living and working in south London, Scotland Yard said. His next of kin have been informed. | The 46-year-old man had moved to the UK from Italy, and was living and working in south London, Scotland Yard said. His next of kin have been informed. |
| The cause of his death was still unknown and further tests were being undertaken after an initial postmortem at Whittington hospital on Friday. | The cause of his death was still unknown and further tests were being undertaken after an initial postmortem at Whittington hospital on Friday. |
| Related: Body found beside Regent's canal tunnel | Related: Body found beside Regent's canal tunnel |
| Magnanini, from Italy’s Veneto region, reportedly had troubles with the law, according to Italian media. La Repubblica said he was arrested in 1993 after the theft of a painting of the Virgin Mary by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo from the Venetian church Santa Maria della Fava, then worth 2bn lire. The painting was recovered three months later in a warehouse near Venice’s Marco Polo airport. | |
| He and an accomplice were found guilty of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 18 months in prison in 1998, La Nuova reported. | He and an accomplice were found guilty of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 18 months in prison in 1998, La Nuova reported. |
| His body was spotted by a passerby last Thursday just after 9am, close to the entrance of Islington tunnel. The death is being treated as suspicious and detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating. | His body was spotted by a passerby last Thursday just after 9am, close to the entrance of Islington tunnel. The death is being treated as suspicious and detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating. |
| Detectives had earlier issued a plea for information by describing Magnanini’s tattoos – a lizard or gecko tattoo on his right shoulder, a koi carp on his torso and some smaller tattoos on the fingers of one hand. | Detectives had earlier issued a plea for information by describing Magnanini’s tattoos – a lizard or gecko tattoo on his right shoulder, a koi carp on his torso and some smaller tattoos on the fingers of one hand. |
| DCI Rebecca Reeves said: “This has been devastating for Sebastiano’s family. On the afternoon of Tuesday 22 September, Sebastiano travelled to central London on public transport. | |
| “I would like to hear from anyone who may have seen him in the Euston area at around 16:50. | “I would like to hear from anyone who may have seen him in the Euston area at around 16:50. |
| “We also believe that he was in the Kings Cross and Caledonian Road area at around 18:50. If you think you may have seen Sebastiano at any point or you know what happened to him please get in contact.” | “We also believe that he was in the Kings Cross and Caledonian Road area at around 18:50. If you think you may have seen Sebastiano at any point or you know what happened to him please get in contact.” |
| No arrests have been made and enquiries continue. | No arrests have been made and enquiries continue. |