Monica Bellucci is mourning the loss of her police officer cousin, who was killed while on duty.
Valerio Gildoni, a lieutenant in the Carabinieri, was killed on 17 July (09) following an incident with an 84-year-old suspect.
The actress joined her grieving relatives for the funeral in Umbria last Wednesday (29Jul09) and fought back tears throughout the service at the Church of San Domenico as she bid farewell to the 40 year old.
Further details surrounding Gildoni's death were unavailable as FemaleFirst went to press.
The actress is currently working on the The Sorcerer's Apprentice, an live action version of Mickey Mouse's role in Fantasia.
Directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer the movie also stars Nicolas Cage as the sorcerer Balthazar Blake.
Bellucci takes on the role of Veronica, the long lost love of Balthazar.
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