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| Alessandro Coatti: Royal Society of Biology mourns scientist killed in Colombia | Alessandro Coatti: Royal Society of Biology mourns scientist killed in Colombia |
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| Alessandro Coatti worked for the Royal Society of Biology in London | Alessandro Coatti worked for the Royal Society of Biology in London |
| Tributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) after he was found murdered in northern Colombia. | Tributes have been paid to a London-based scientist who formerly worked for the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) after he was found murdered in northern Colombia. |
| Alessandro Coatti's remains were discovered on the outskirts of Santa Marta, a port city on the Caribbean coast, on Sunday, investigators say. | Alessandro Coatti's remains were discovered on the outskirts of Santa Marta, a port city on the Caribbean coast, on Sunday, investigators say. |
| Santa Marta's Mayor, Carlos Pinedo Cuello, said a reward of 50,000,000 Colombian pesos (£8,940) was being offered for information leading to the capture of those responsible for the death of the Italian citizen. | Santa Marta's Mayor, Carlos Pinedo Cuello, said a reward of 50,000,000 Colombian pesos (£8,940) was being offered for information leading to the capture of those responsible for the death of the Italian citizen. |
| In a statement issued on Tuesday, the RSB said it was "devastated" by news of Mr Coatti's killing. | |
| "He was a passionate and dedicated scientist, leading RSB animal science work, writing numerous submissions, organising events and giving evidence in the House of Commons," the RSB said. | "He was a passionate and dedicated scientist, leading RSB animal science work, writing numerous submissions, organising events and giving evidence in the House of Commons," the RSB said. |
| "Ale was funny, warm, intelligent, loved by everyone he worked with and will be deeply missed by all who knew and worked with him. | "Ale was funny, warm, intelligent, loved by everyone he worked with and will be deeply missed by all who knew and worked with him. |
| "Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his friends and family at this truly awful time." | "Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his friends and family at this truly awful time." |
| Santa Marta is a gateway to some of Colombia's most popular tourist destinations including Tayrona National Park, Minca and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. | Santa Marta is a gateway to some of Colombia's most popular tourist destinations including Tayrona National Park, Minca and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. |
| Mr Coatti, who took a master's course at University College London (UCL), worked for the RSB for eight years as science policy officer before being promoted to senior science policy officer. | Mr Coatti, who took a master's course at University College London (UCL), worked for the RSB for eight years as science policy officer before being promoted to senior science policy officer. |
| He left the RSB at the end of 2024 to volunteer in Ecuador and travel in South America. | He left the RSB at the end of 2024 to volunteer in Ecuador and travel in South America. |
| Parts of the scientist's dismembered body were found in a suitcase dumped in a stream. | Parts of the scientist's dismembered body were found in a suitcase dumped in a stream. |
| Posting on X, Mr Pinedo Cuello said: "This crime will not go unpunished. The criminals must know that crime has no place in Santa Marta. We will pursue them until they are brought to justice." | Posting on X, Mr Pinedo Cuello said: "This crime will not go unpunished. The criminals must know that crime has no place in Santa Marta. We will pursue them until they are brought to justice." |
| A hotel worker who spoke to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo said Mr Coatti had inquired about visiting the village of Minca and was conducting research on local animal species. | A hotel worker who spoke to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo said Mr Coatti had inquired about visiting the village of Minca and was conducting research on local animal species. |