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A CONVICTED killer has stabbed a hotel co-worker before jumping to his death from the top of Milan Cathedral while horrified tourists watched on.

Emanuele De Maria was under a work release programme from prison when he launched a frenzied knife attack in the early hours of Saturday.

A 35-year-old man jumping from the Milan Cathedral.
A convicted killer allegedly stabbed his co-worker before plunging to his death from the Duomo di MilanoCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Headshot of Emanuele De Maria.
The man is believed to be Emanuele De Maria, who was under a release programme from prison
Forensic investigators at a crime scene in Milan.
Forensics teams were called to the scene on Sunday afternoonCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Police and emergency responders at the scene of an incident near Milan Cathedral.
The man reportedly fell just after 2pm as horrified onlookers watched in shock in the busy squareCredit: Shutterstock Editorial

Just a few hours after, on Sunday afternoon, reports from the Italian media indicated that he ascended the terraces of the famous Duomo di Milano and tragically fell 40 meters to his death.

He reportedly fell just after 2pm as horrified onlookers watched in shock.

The body of a fellow hotel worker, Chamila Wijesuriya, was also found today having last been seen with De Maria.

According to Il Mattino and Ansa, De Maria leapt “without hesitation” in broad daylight from the cathedral’s north walkway and died instantly.

Police identified him by his distinctive tattoos and a photocopy of his ID found in his pocket.

Officers cordoned off the scene as forensic teams examined the body.

Tourists were ushered away and the cathedral terraces were immediately shut down.

De Maria, originally from Naples, had been working at a four-star Hotel Berna in Milan under a work-release programme from Bollate prison.

He had been serving time for murdering a 23-year-old woman in Castel Volturno in 2016.

His shocking death came just a day after he allegedly stabbed coworker Hani Fouad Abdelghaffar Nasr five times outside the hotel around 6.20am on Saturday.

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De Maria had been on the run for less than 48 hours after the hotel stabbing, sparking a manhunt involving State Police and Carabinieri.

Barmaid Chamila Wijesuriya, 50, also had not been seen since De Maria’s attack on Friday.

She told her husband she was heading to the gym — but was later captured on CCTV entering the metro with De Maria.

Her phone was found dumped in a bin at a subway stop.

On Sunday, her body was found in a pond in Parco Nord, located in the northern part of the Italian city.

Investigators are working to retrace his final movements and determine the full timeline of events.

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Milan Cathedral exterior detail.
The man reportedly climbed the terraces of the Duomo before the plungeCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
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