How Robert De Niro Felt Late Grandson’s ‘Constant Presence’

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, surprising methods. 

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

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 singular expertise and honor that she will not be in a rush to neglect. 

She additionally recalled feeling little glimpses of her late son, Leandro De Niro Rodriquez, noting that he made positive 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 full of gratitude to my household right here in Rome, my dad, my darling Julian, and all who made this doable. With love and gratitude all the time to the two most divine Leos I’ve ever met, might everyone knows your peace, larger energy, and mission someday.” 

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

The Blast confirmed that cops investigating the dying of Leandro have made some headway within the case. 

Though the identities of the 5 males arrested stay undisclosed, they’re now dealing with 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 teen died from a mixture of cocaine, fentanyl, Xanax, ketamine, bromazolam, and different medicine. The New York chief health worker’s workplace dominated his dying an unintended overdose. 

Lenadro was found lifeless in a New York condo by a good friend 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 lifeless, an investigation additionally revealed that his suspected drug seller, Sophia Marks, allegedly cautioned him in regards to the risks of taking fentanyl-laced medicine. 

In accordance with The Blast, Marks always warned Leandro about ingesting the substance in giant portions and emphasised the life-threatening dangers related to doing so. 

Nonetheless, when investigators went by way of Leandro’s telephone, additionally they found that he had bought counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax a number of days earlier than his dying.