Ex-Boyfriend Accused of Attacking Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dies by Suicide

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The lawyer representing Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis’s ex-boyfriend thought his client was on a path toward resolving the charges he faced in an alleged domestic incident involving the mayor and getting the treatment he needed. Just yesterday, in fact, the no-contact order barring Daniel Curran from seeing Trantalis was eased.

So Philip Johnston was shocked to learn this morning that his client “Danny,” who turned 35 today, had died by suicide. He described Curran as a “very kind, sensitive person.”…

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