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Italian police have opened a murder inquiry after discovering the naked body of a 35-year-old British man near an off-grid community in Sicily on Saturday night. Found between Noto and Canicattini Bagni, his death is under suspicion due to items like psychotropic drugs and a goat's head found nearby, raising fears it might have been connected to esoteric rituals gone wrong. The post-mortem revealed potential signs of neck injury violence. Local officials described the off-grid community as generally peaceful despite recent speculation around the circumstances of the British man’s death.
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Italian police have launched a murder inquiry after the naked body of a British man was found near a remote off-grid community.
The 35-year-old man was found lifeless on Saturday night between the municipalities of Noto and Canicattini Bagni in the province of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy.
Local newspaper La Sicilia suggested the death was linked to 'esoteric rites' after the man was found in a tent and near a farmhouse which contained a rope, psychotropic drugs and a goat's head.
uncertain
which → see → rope
It is understood he had been staying in the remote area for several days and had come into contact with a community which has lived off-grid in abandoned farmhouses and campsites.
asserted
which → understand → farmhouses
Local police have since launched an investigation and a post-mortem has been ordered to determine the cause of death of the Brit, whose neck showed signs of violence.
asserted
neck → launch → violence
The off-grid community is known to locals, having lived alongside each other seemingly peacefully.
asserted
community → know → other
'They have never caused any problems with public order or otherwise,' Canicattini Bagni's mayor Paolo Amenta told local news outlet MeridioNews.
asserted
mayor → cause → outlet
Pictured: Countryside in the region between the municipalities of Noto and Canicattini Bagni in the province of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy
The body was also found near a tent used as a meeting place for the community.
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body → picture → community
The death has since fuelled speculation that a ritual may have ended in disaster.
uncertain
ritual → fuel → disaster
Locals refer to the members of the secluded group as 'hippies' or 'flower children'.
asserted
Locals → refer → hippies
'They are mostly nomadic people passing through,' mayor Amenta said.
asserted
Amenta → pass → ?
'They stay in the area for an average of ten days to a month.
asserted
They → stay → month
Some, however, stay longer.
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Some → stay → ?
Some are believed to squat in empty farmhouses or in campsites on open land for a number of days, whereas others have decided to make a more permanent home, having either inherited plots of land from relatives or purchased it themselves.
asserted
others → believe → it
'They also welcome friends who share the same lifestyle,' the mayor added.
asserted
mayor → welcome → lifestyle
'Among them are children or young graduates from foreign countries who wish to live a freer life.
asserted
who → wish → life
The autopsy of the man's body is reported to take place in the coming days as the investigation remains ongoing.
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investigation → report → days
The Foreign Office has been contacted for comment.
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Office → contact → comment
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