Murder of Albanian man in Turin, victim’s wife and her new partner arrested

Two people have been arrested in Italy in connection with the murder of 55-year-old Albanian Mikel Rroku, who was found lifeless with severe head injuries at his home in Turin on July 6 this year.

Those arrested are the victim’s wife, aged 45, and her new partner, aged 52, both Italian citizens. Carabinieri from the Turin provincial command executed the arrest warrants against the two suspects in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

They are suspected of being responsible for Rroku’s death, while investigations continue to clarify the circumstances and the motive of the crime.

The 55-year-old’s body had been found on July 6 at his home on Via Verolengo, in Turin’s Lucento district. The victim was in an advanced state of decomposition and was discovered after neighbours alerted the authorities because of the strong smell coming from the apartment.

After months of investigations, the Italian authorities identified the victim’s wife and her new partner as the suspected perpetrators of the murder, and sought pre-trial detention for both of them.