Former rugby league star Ricky Bibey has been identified as the man found dead at a riverside hotel in Florence, Italy
Ricky, who retired in 2012, was working as an estate agent. He died after suffering a seizure in the small hours of yesterday morning.
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. "Yorkshire vs Lancashire & together for England schools boys U16's. A great lad. Absolutely devastating news. RIP Ricky."
The Foreign Office said: "We are in touch with the Italian police following the death of a British man in Florence."
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