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Murder of 15-year-old in Maliq/ Korça Prosecution sends juvenile perpetrator, father and uncle to trial

2026-03-19 15:52:00, Aktualitet CNA

Murder of 15-year-old in Maliq/ Korça Prosecution sends juvenile

The Korça Prosecutor's Office has closed the investigation into the murder of 15-year-old E. Xh. and has sent the juvenile perpetrator, EG, his father Edison Guri, his uncle Roland Guri, and Flori Çela to trial for failure to report the crime.

The incident occurred in the village of Pirg in Maliqi on August 14, 2025, at around 5:30 p.m., who died due to wounds sustained with a cutting instrument in the chest area after a conflict.

Full announcement:

The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Korça has completed the investigations and is sending to trial the minor citizen EG, for the criminal offense 'Murder in qualifying circumstances' provided for by Article 79/a/ë of the Criminal Code, as well as citizens EG, RG and F.Ç, for the criminal offense "Actions that hinder the discovery of the truth" provided for by Article 301 of the Criminal Code.

At the conclusion of the investigations into criminal proceedings no. 1155/2025, it resulted that, on 14.08.2025, at around 17:30, the Police structures were notified that the minor E.Xh., 15 years old, resident of the village of Zvirinë, had been transported to the Korça Regional Hospital in serious condition. Due to wounds received with a cutting instrument (knife) in the chest area, the minor died, despite medical assistance.

From the first investigative actions, it was determined that the incident had occurred outside the "Amar" bar, in the village of Pirg, where the victim had physically conflicted with another minor, citizen EG, a resident of the same village.

From the review of the video footage provided by the bar's security cameras, it was determined that the victim and the suspected perpetrator were involved in a physical conflict. The video clearly shows that citizen EG was holding a knife in his hand, followed the victim between the tables on the veranda and, after a fight and fall to the ground, hit him with the cutting tool, causing the fatal wound.

Likewise, from the investigations of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Korça, citizen EG, the father of the accused minor, it resulted that after learning about his son's involvement in the conflict that occurred in the village of Pirg, he did not maintain a cooperative stance with the justice authorities, but on the contrary took concrete actions that prevented the full and immediate discovery of the truth.

From the analysis of witness statements and film evidence, it results that citizen EG, in collaboration with citizen RG (his brother and the victim's uncle) and citizen F. Ç., as well as with the perpetrator himself, has taken active actions aimed at creating a new factual situation, in order to divert attention from the criminal event that occurred previously.

At the same time, it was proven that EG was also aware of the concealment and manipulation of the main material evidence of the crime, specifically the knife used by the perpetrator. The evidence shows that this knife was not seized at the scene, but was taken and then washed by his brother, citizen RG,

In view of the above, in accordance with Article 327, point 6, letter "b", and 331 of the Code of Procedure

Criminal The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Korça, requests the following citizens to be brought to trial:

EG for the criminal offense of 'Murder under qualifying circumstances' and 'Driving a vehicle in an irregular manner' provided for by articles 79/a/ë and 291 of the Criminal Code;

EG for the criminal offense 'Actions that obstruct the discovery of the truth' provided for by Article 301 of the Criminal Code;

RG for the criminal offenses 'Actions that hinder the discovery of the truth', 'Failure to report a crime' and 'Supporting the perpetrator in a crime' provided for by articles 300, 301 and 302 of the Criminal Code; and

F.Ç. for the criminal offenses 'Failure to report a crime' and 'Supporting the perpetrator in a crime' provided for by articles 300 and 302, pg.2 of the Criminal Code. /CNA