
The murder of Albanian Nikolin Nika in Italy on the evening of November 24 has shocked the small local community of Bettola municipality.
The mayor of this municipality, Paolo Negri, told the Italian media that they would never have thought that such an event would happen in their community.
" We would never have thought that such a serious and bloody event would happen in our small community. I live a few tens of meters away from the place where the murder happened. I was at home and when I heard the sirens I immediately knew that something serious had happened. Here in Bettola several foreign communities coexist, all are well integrated. We never thought we would make it this far. I did not know the victim personally, but I had met him 2-3 times in the village. He worked as a woodcutter in a cooperative ," said Mayor Negri.
42-year-old Nikolin Nika from Shkodra was killed on the street by a 62-year-old Albanian who stabbed him 3 times in the neck after an argument between them. It is suspected that the cause was old disputes between the two, however, the Italian police are investigating the case. After the crime, the perpetrator fled but was later arrested.
While Nikolin Nika remained lying on the pavement covered in blood. When the ambulance arrived at the scene, the 42-year-old was still alive. The white shirts tried to keep her alive, but unfortunately Nika died in their hands.
Nikolin Nika left behind his wife and two small children, one of them is not yet 1 year old.