He threw his friend off a bridge and hid the crime, the 35-year-old man is arrested in Durrës

A person, who had been reported missing by family members since December 2, was found dead by police today. 

The official announcement states that the victim B. SH was pushed and thrown from the bridge into the sewage canal by his friend Majlind Habibi, 35. As a result of the fall, the 33-year-old lost his life.

Police announcement:

He threw his friend off a bridge for weak motives and hid the crime. After intensive searches, the police found the 33-year-old's lifeless body.

After in-depth investigative actions carried out by the investigative structures of the Durrës DVP under the direction of the Prosecution, within the framework of the police operation codenamed "Contact", the Police identified, captured and arrested the perpetrator of the murder of the 33-year-old.

Police arrested the suspected perpetrator, a 35-year-old man, who is suspected of intentionally pushing the 33-year-old into the canal.

Citizen H. Sh., resident of neighborhood no. 15 Durrës, on 04.12.2024, reported to the Durrës Police Station that since 02.12.2024, his son citizen B. Sh., 33 years old, had left the apartment and had lost contact with him.

The Police Services carried out intensive checks and on 05.12.2024, they made it possible to find the dead body of citizen HB.

An examination of the victim's body revealed no signs of violence, but an examination of the scene and other investigative actions led the investigation team to suspect that the incident was not accidental.

Following in-depth investigative actions, it was documented with scientific evidence that citizen Majlind Habibi, 35 years old, resident of neighborhood no. 15 Durrës, on 02.12.2024, after a conflict for weak motives, pushed and threw citizen B. Sh from a bridge into the sewage canal, who lost his life as a result of the fall.

The Serious Crimes Investigation Sector in cooperation with the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Durrës, after intensive investigative work carried out in relation to the denunciation made by a citizen, made it possible to identify and capture the perpetrator of the murder of citizen B. Sh., 33 years old.

The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Durrës, for further action.