Ricky Bibey dead – Blood-covered woman found screaming for help after Brit ex-rugby star collapsed dead in hotel room

THE partner of former British rugby league player Ricky Bibey ran screaming into the hotel hallway covered in blood, reports in Italy have claimed.

Bibey, 40, was found dead in the £350-a-night Hotel Continentale in the Italian city of Florence on Saturday.

Former rugby league player Ricky Bibey was found dead in an Italian hotel

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Former rugby league player Ricky Bibey was found dead in an Italian hotelCredit: Alamy
The pair returned to the Hotel Continentale at 2am Saturday local time

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The pair returned to the Hotel Continentale at 2am Saturday local timeCredit: Firenze Today/@Alessandro Busi
Bibey retired in 2012 with an achilles tendon injury

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Bibey retired in 2012 with an achilles tendon injuryCredit: Alamy

He had arrived in Tuscany with his partner from Manchester a day earlier.