New details have emerged regarding the murder of citizen Bardhe Ziçi by her husband, a day ago in Shkodra. Shkodra Police have raised jealousy between the couple as the main line of investigation.
From the security cameras that the police have, citizen Shtjefën Ziçi asked for his late wife’s cell phone, which they argued about. Immediately after the argument, the 62-year-old entered the apartment, took the couple he had with him on leave, and shot his wife, leaving her dead on the spot.
The suspected perpetrator, due to trauma, has not yet given evidence to the police, but sources close to the defense indicate that they will stick to the fact that the murder was accidental. According to the defense, Shtjefën Ziçi took the couple to clean them and was not aware that there were bullets inside because it was the wife who had filled them the day before without informing her husband.
However, based on the footage and evidence so far, as well as preliminary investigations, the police suspect that the murder is related to jealousy between the couple. In the first moments, before the arrest, the suspected perpetrator told the investigation team at the scene that he did not regret killing his wife, but this is not yet an official testimony from the perpetrator, but only words spoken at the time of arrest.
The defense rejects the police’s suspicions of jealousy, insisting that the murder was accidental. Sources close to the family indicate that Shtjefën Ziçi left a message that all honors be performed for his wife and that the funeral ceremony be held by his family where she was married according to the traditions of the Dukagjini area, which are to pay maximum respect to the victim.
The serious incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. on July 9 on the eastern ring road of Shkodra. Citizen Shtjefën Ziçi, after an argument with his wife Bardhe Ziçi in a shop they had near their home, entered the apartment, took the couple and shot the victim twice, leaving him dead on the spot. The murder took place on the doorstep of the couple’s house.
The 55-year-old woman tried to run away to save herself but the couple’s two bullets took her life. Shtjefën and Bardha Ziçi are parents of two children, a son who lives in Canada and a daughter, who works as an officer in the military department in Vau Dejës.
The suspected perpetrator worked as a taxi driver with his private car while also supplying the grocery store where his wife, who was killed, sold.
Both, husband and wife, were known as peaceful people in the area and no one was aware of any previous conflict between them. They worked together and had a normal life until the murder that shocked the entire public.
The police seized the crime weapon, a pair of permits that the perpetrator had, and arrested Shtjefën Ziçi at the scene, who surrendered without leaving the scene, without any resistance, and without showing any remorse. The investigative team has also seized security cameras in the area to fully uncover the dynamics of this serious event that occurred in Shkodra.