Police rule out suicide in death of British man in Sicily

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Sept, 00:38 · Archive

Italian police have ruled out suicide in the death of Benjamin Braithwaite, a British man found in Sicily.

Benjamin John Braithwaite, 35, from Leeds, was found dead near an off-grid community in the province of Syracuse at around 3am on September 13. Police are investigating the possibility he died during an erotic game gone wrong, according to Italian reports.

How it is being reported

• Brit whose naked body was found near off-grid community in Italy is named: Police 'rule out suicide' as they probe 'ritual gone wrong'Italian investigators are probing the mysterious death after 35-year-old Benjamin John Braithwaite from Leeds, who was found at around 3am on September 13 in the province of Syracuse.Daily Mail · 24 Sept, 00:26
• Police investigating death of British man found in Sicily commune ‘rule out suicide’Police are looking into the possibility Benjamin Braithwaite died during an erotic game gone wrong, according to reports in ItalyThe Independent · 23 Sept, 18:39

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