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A 40-year-old British man was found dead at a posh Italian hotel Saturday morning after a woman thought to be his girlfriend pleaded with staffers for help following what police have described as “an erotic game” gone wrong.
The woman, who has not been named but was described in local media reports as a British woman in her 40s, was reportedly covered in cuts and bruises when she asked a chambermaid for help.
Police soon arrived and found the man dead in the room the couple had been staying in. No official cause of death had been released as of Saturday evening, but a police source was quoted telling The Daily Mail he had apparently suffered “some sort of seizure.” Italian outlet FirenzeToday reported it was likely a heart attack.