Robert De Niro and his daughter, Drena De Niro, proceed to be comforted by the actor’s late grandson, Leandro De Niro Rodriguez‘s presence.

The daddy-daughter duo paid an emotional go to to Pope Leo XIV in Rome. Wanting again on their go to, Drena lovingly recalled feeling her late son’s presence in charming, sudden methods. 

Drena misplaced her solely son, Leandro De Rino Rodriguez, over two years in the past attributable to an unintentional overdose. Though the perpetrators are but to be delivered to justice, 5 folks had been lately arrested in connection together with his loss of life. 

Drena De Niro took to Instagram to share a carousel of images from her journey to the Vatican in Rome. She was joined by her father, Robert, and brother, Julian De Niro. 

Within the submit’s caption, 58-year-old Drena emotionally admitted that the go to left her coronary heart feeling full. She wrote that standing in “his holiness’s presence” was a novel expertise and honor that she will not be in a rush to overlook. 

She additionally recalled feeling little glimpses of her late son, Leandro De Niro Rodriquez, noting that he made certain they had been conscious of his fixed presence all through their go to. In her phrases:

“My little Leo has been showering us with so many indicators of his fixed presence this complete journey… his love for his household, his mischievousness, his playfulness…” 

The actress and filmmaker recalled feeling “heat and kindness” in Pope Leo’s eyes when she gifted him a token of her “reverence and affection.” 

She concluded the prolonged caption by writing, “I am so shamelessly crammed with gratitude to my household right here in Rome, my dad, my darling Julian, and all who made this attainable. With love and gratitude all the time to the two most divine Leos I’ve ever met, might everyone knows your peace, increased energy, and mission at some point.” 

Drena’s emotional submit comes over per week after 5 arrests had been made in connection together with her son’s loss of life. 

The Blast confirmed that law enforcement officials investigating the loss of life of Leandro have made some headway within the case. 

Though the identities of the 5 males arrested stay undisclosed, they’re now going through fees of conspiracy to distribute managed substances.

They’re stated to have reportedly focused younger adults and teenagers in New York Metropolis and a few elements of Lengthy Island. 

The arrests had been made two years after Leandro misplaced his life on the age of 19. 

As reported by The Blast, the late teenager died from a mix of cocaine, fentanyl, Xanax, ketamine, bromazolam, and different medicine. The New York chief medical expert’s workplace dominated his loss of life an unintentional overdose. 

Lenadro was found useless in a New York house by a buddy who looked for him after not listening to from him for an prolonged interval. Officers who arrived on the scene found a bag of cocaine, capsules, and tablets close to his physique. 

After Leandro was confirmed useless, an investigation additionally revealed that his suspected drug supplier, Sophia Marks, allegedly cautioned him in regards to the risks of taking fentanyl-laced medicine. 

Based on The Blast, Marks continually warned Leandro about ingesting the substance in massive portions and emphasised the life-threatening dangers related to doing so. 

Nevertheless, when investigators went via Leandro’s telephone, additionally they found that he had bought counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax a number of days earlier than his loss of life.