Overview
- Florence prosecutors opened a homicide probe and arrested a man described by local reports as of North African or Moroccan origin who was known to authorities.
- A bladed implement discovered near the body—variously reported as a machete or a knife—has been seized for forensic testing.
- Prosecutors ordered an autopsy and DNA checks to confirm the victim’s identity and to determine the time and manner of death.
- The body was found at a derelict former CNR research site in Scandicci near a school, an area reported to host informal shelters and drug use.
- A dog reportedly guarded the corpse, delaying access for officers, and witnesses say the detained man caused disturbances the day before involving a pit bull before being taken to a hospital.