The investigations have been closed, and the case for the murder of Mariglen Gjonaj has been passed for trial .
The crime is suspected to have been committed by citizen Kristjan Cenaj, 31 years old, who is officially accused by the Lezha prosecutor's office of the criminal offense " Theft resulting in death ".
In the prosecutor's file, it is stated that in 2015, for a "Rolex" watch, Cenaj executed his friend, then 16 years old. The remains of Mariglen Gjonaj were found on April 3, 2022 in Fushë Kuqe, after many searches by family members.
Cenaj was captured by the police a year ago, just a few minutes after he had finished his brother's wedding, while he had come from Italy especially for this family celebration in Kurbin.
The police and the prosecutor's office of Laçi had information about his visit, and as soon as he entered the Albanian territory, a note was placed in the TIMS system for an exit ban on his border. From the conducted investigations, it has been found that Cenaj has been identified as the suspected author of Mariglen Gjonaj's murder through cell phones and his profile on " Facebook ".
On May 19, 2015, it turned out that citizen F. Gj. reported to the Kurbin Police Station that his grandson, citizen Mariglen Gjonaj, 16 years old, resident in the village of Ferre Trashë, Kurbin, had disappeared and they had lost all contact with him. In relation to this report, the Prosecutor's Office of Kurbin started investigations for the criminal offense of "Kidnapping or holding a person hostage" and then transferred the investigative file to the Prosecutor's Office for Serious Crimes, Tirana, based on subject competence, because at the time of the incident , citizen Mariglen Gjonaj was a minor (16 years old).
After the 2-year investigation by the Prosecution for Serious Crimes, the suspension of the investigations was decided, as it was not possible to identify the author of this serious criminal event and the suspended investigation file has passed to the specialized investigation structures of the Lezhë Police. , for further action.
As a result of the investigative actions, on 03.04.2022, in the place called "Shëllinx", near Hidrovor, in the village of Adriatik, in Fushë Kuqe, Kurbin, human bones and bone remains were found, which after biological expertise , it turned out that they belonged to the citizen who disappeared 7 years ago, the 16-year-old minor Mareglen Gjonaj.
After the resumption of the investigations by the local Prosecutor's Office, including the best Police experts, through the taking of testimonies, confrontations, as well as the analysis of telephone records and cell phones, in the interest of this investigation, they have made it possible to identify the author of the event, the citizens Kristjan Cenaj, born in Mamurras and living in Ferre Trashë, Kurbin.
The young man is accused of the criminal offense "Theft resulting in death". His arrest was made after on 18.05.2015, he allegedly killed the 16-year-old minor Gjonaj, for financial gain, specifically the theft of some valuable items, such as a "Rolex" brand wristwatch and gold pendants, etc., which the minor had them with him on the day of the incident when he disappeared.
Forensic experts have come to the conclusion that the bones appear to have been damaged with strong tools.