Murder of Portuguese man by 'Principote' employee in Ksamil, tourists present: We didn't see the fight!

2026-08-19 11:27:45Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The perpetrator of the murder, Sokrat Vata, and photos from the scene

The 20-year-old Portuguese man, Luis Miguel Varela Mendes, who was stabbed to death by an employee of the luxury complex 'Principotes' came for vacation in Ksamil with a foreign travel agency.

He was part of a group of young people from Portugal and France who had chosen to vacation on the Albanian Riviera, but he got involved in a fight with 'Principote' employees, who after raping him with fists, stabbed him to death and left his body outside for almost 3 hours, until it was discovered by the police.  

A day after the murder, Report TV revealed the testimonies of other tourists who were at the bar. The young people stated to the investigation team that they did not see the moment of the murder and only learned about it in the morning when the police arrived.

A day earlier, 11 people were arrested and 2 others were declared wanted for the murder of the Portuguese tourist. The suspected perpetrator is Sokrat Lipan alias Vata who was caught 5 hours after the incident in Levan, Fier, in the trunk of a vehicle. The two Turks who were transporting him to Tirana were also arrested with him.

The owner of the bar, Bekim Bulica from Hasi, is being sought, who, after the incident, fled without reporting the crime. The police revealed the entire dynamics of the shocking incident, where it turns out that the 20-year-old Portuguese man was raped with fists before being stabbed to death.

David Heurtevent was the person who initially clashed with the Portuguese tourist, then the waiters and Sokrat Vata, who stabbed the Portuguese tourist several times. David Heurtevent is wanted. Both are accused of intentional murder, committed in collaboration.

Serxhi Selimi, Ervis Bunci, Ildi Cekani and Murat Zhabina, waiters at the "Principote" bar, were also involved in the conflict, punching the young Portuguese man before killing him and leaving the scene.

At the time of the conflict, police officer Miosid Matushaj, Municipal police officer Romeo Shehu and Kristi Koshi were in the bar acting as bodyguards, accused of not intervening to prevent the incident and of not notifying the State Police.


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