A love story, though closed between an 18-year-old and a 26-year-old became the cause for the latter's murder.

The 26-year-old M.Ç., from the village of Kolanec in Maliq, was reported missing on June 12 by his father.

After the announcement, the Korça Police conducted field checks and the dead body of the young man was found on June 16 in the village reservoir.

The event was staged as suicide, as the young man's personal belongings were left on the edge of the tank.

However, the examination of the dead body showed bruising on the neck, which increased the suspicions of the police.

Investigations revealed a crime of passion involving three people:

- BA, 38 years old, resident of Peshkëpi village, Pogradec (previously convicted of theft);

- VM, 43 years old, resident in the village of Marjan, Korça;

- EM, 35 years old, resident in the village of Marjan, Korça.

Investigations revealed that some time ago the 18-year-old who lives in a village of Voskopoja had started an intimate relationship with the 38-year-old from a village of Pogradec, BA

When the latter had learned that he was not the first for the girl, as she had previously been related to Martin Checho, this aroused jealousy which then produced the murder.

The 38-year-old previously convicted of theft together with his two friends Valter and Edlir Mollaj went to Maliq and met the 26-year-old, then strangled him with a rope and threw his body in the tank.

/ TCH /