Former rugby league player Ricky Bibey has been named by Italian media as the British man found dead at a hotel in Florence.
The 40-year-old retired rugby league star, from Manchester, was reportedly found dead in his room at the four-star Hotel Continentale on Saturday morning after staff alerted the police. He was said to have arrived on Friday with a 43-year-old woman, thought to be his partner, who is being treated at the city's Careggi hospital after she was found alongside him with serious injuries.
Italian newspaper La Nazione said that the man found dead was Mr Bibey, who has played for teams including St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Wakefield Trinity, and Leigh Centurions. His former clubs and teammates paid tribute to him on Sunday.
