An Italian paramedic has been accused of stealing a Rolex from Sopranos star James Gandolfini as the actor lay dying.
Claudio Bevilacqua, 43, allegedly took the $4000 Submariner watch after the 51-year-old actor suffered a massive heart attack at the Boscolo Exedra Hotel in Rome in June 2013.
Prosecutors say Bevilacqua, an ambulance stretcher-bearer, took advantage of the chaos in the hotel room to pocket the valuable accessory.
Two members of the hotel's security staff reportedly noticed the watch was missing and it was reported as stolen on an insurance form filed by Gandolfini's family.
Bevilacqua did not attend the start of the trial on Monday and has not entered a plea. His trial has been adjourned until November.