A former rugby league star was found dead in a Florence hotel room after beating his girlfriend while high on drink and drugs, an inquest has heard.
The naked body of Ricky Bibey, 40, was discovered in the room at the Continentale Hotel in the Italian city on July 16, 2022.
The former rugby league star, a father-of-three from Oldham, Greater Manchester, died of ‘neck compression’, a post mortem concluded.
Now his former partner has spoken of how he inflicted life-changing injuries on her in the run-up to his death.
Estate agent Jennie Platt told an inquest how she ‘fought back’ during a clash with the
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