A $3,000 watch belonging to James Gandolfini was stolen by a paramedic while The Sopranos star lay dying from a heart attack in Italy, a court has heard.
The American actor, 51, died after collapsing in the Boscolo Luxury Hotel Exedra during a family trip to the capital Rome in June 2013.
Paramedic Claudio Bevilacqua has been accused of taking a $3,000 Rolex Submariner watch while Mr Gandolfini was fighting for his life.
Sopranos star James Gandolfini's $3,000 watch was stolen by a paramedic as he lay dying from a heart attack in Italy, a court has heard
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Watch in question? Gandolfini could regularly be seen in photos with the silver Rolex, left. A $3,000 Rolex submariner is pictured right
Prosecutors claim the 43-year-old swooped as paramedics were working at the scene, according to the Daily Telegraph.
He did not attend the start of the trial and has yet to enter a plea. The trial has been delayed until November.
Two members of the hotel security team had noticed his watch was missing and Mr Gandolfini's family later filed an insurance form reporting it as having been stolen.
Mr Gandolfini was born in New Jersey and was best known for his role as mob boss Tony Soprano in hit HBO show The Sopranos.
He had been on holiday with wife Deborah Lin and his 13-year-old son Michael when he collapsed in the bathroom of his suite. He was found by his devastated son.
The actor had spent the day sightseeing in Rome ahead of an expected flight to Sicily to collect an award at the Taormina Film Festival.
The American actor, 51, died after collapsing in the Boscolo Luxury Hotel Exedra during a family trip to the capital Rome in June 2013
Futile: Despite desperate attempts to revive Gandolfini, he was pronounced dead 20 minutes after he arrived at a local hospital. Pictured is an ambulance outside the hotel he was staying at on the day of his death
Despite desperate attempts to revive him, the actor was pronounced dead some twenty minutes after his arrival at a local hospital.
The actor was laid to rest later the same month.
Gandolfini and Lin married in her native Honolulu, Hawaii in 2008 after dating for more than two-years.
Although he was said to be worth $70 million, reports emerged shortly after his death suggesting his estate would be bled dry by the federal government.
His will called for 80 per cent of his estate to go his sisters and young daughter, subjecting them to death taxes, levied at a rate of 55 per cent.
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