New details have been learned from the serious incident that shook Berat this Tuesday, where a 42-year-old man from Tirana, the father of two children, was stabbed to death.
Journalist Anila Sefa told Klan News that the perpetrator of this incident is a person with a previous criminal record, as he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a murder in Greece, which occurred 25 years ago. After serving his sentence, Kristo Mema alias Kastriot Hoxha returned to his hometown, where he started working in the tourist area of Berat Castle and offered tourists rides on his horse.
Meanwhile, the victim was a 42-year-old man from Tirana. Keli Hoxha was a father of two children. Together with them, his wife and mother had gone to spend a different day in Berat, not knowing what awaited them.
The victim wanted to take pictures of his daughters on horseback, but the perpetrator refused and a physical altercation initially occurred between them, which then escalated into the use of a knife by the 63-year-old.
The author, according to journalist Anila Sefa, was known as a person with character problems and aggressiveness.
"He is known as a quarrelsome person, he gets into arguments and conflicts with tourists. Not only for tourists but also for couples who come during the wedding season, his horse was used for photos and there have been many debates that he has caused. But the last one was the climax, killing a father in front of his children, " said Sefa.
Hoxha suffered a single wound to the heart, which was enough to take his life. Although an ambulance was called to the scene, the 42-year-old arrived at the Berat Regional Hospital without any signs of life.