Refugee drowns in Venice canal while onlookers laugh and film it on their phones

An investigation has been opened after an African refugee drowned in Venice's Grand Canal as onlookers watched from nearby boats and filmed him with their phones. Footage shows the man, named as 22-year-old Gambian Pateh Sabally, flailing in the middle of the canal. At least three life rings were thrown into the water near him, but he did not appear to reach for them, raising speculation he wanted to kill himself.
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