Crime

British tourist drowned in Venice canal after losing balance on evening walk, inquest finds Chatchawan Thongpia, 31, a mechanical engineer living in Scarborough, UK, drowned after falling into a canal in Venice, Italy on November 3 last year. He had stepped out alone on the first night of a five-day holiday with his partner. Italian police believe he lost his balance and fell. An inquest at North Yorkshire Coroner's Court recorded an open conclusion — meaning no definitive cause was established.

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