Turin, premeditated murder: ex-wife and new partner arrested

The Carabinieri of Turin have arrested a 45-year-old woman and her new 52-year-old partner for the premeditated murder of Mikel Rroku, a 55-year-old Albanian citizen. The victim's body, in an advanced state of decomposition, was found on July 6th in his apartment on Via Verolengo, in the Le Vallette neighborhood, with his head smashed by a blunt object.

The investigation by the Carabinieri's Investigative Unit, coordinated by the Turin Prosecutor's Office led by Giovanni Bombardieri, reconstructed that the crime dates back to June 30th. According to investigators, the murder was planned by the couple as early as May, when they reportedly considered various methods to kill Rroku, including poisoning and stabbing. The motive is believed to have been their desire to get rid of the man, whom they considered an obstacle to their relationship, and to take over the public housing assignment he held.

The Preliminary Investigations Judge (GIP) of the Turin Court ordered pre-trial detention for both, citing substantial evidence of guilt. The measure was also adopted due to the particular brutality of the crime, the risk of reoffending, and a well-founded risk of flight: the two were indeed planning to escape to countries without extradition agreements with Italy.

The murder of Mikel Rroku is the epilogue of a story that began with the end of the relationship between the victim and his ex-wife. The 45-year-old woman had started a new relationship with a 52-year-old man. According to the investigative reconstruction, the couple had begun considering the physical elimination of Rroku as early as May 2026, seeing him as an obstacle to their life together and, above all, to the allocation of the public housing where the man lived.

In the following months, the planning would have taken concrete form. The couple reportedly evaluated different methods of murder, demonstrating prolonged premeditation. The final choice fell on the use of a blunt object, employed with particular violence on June 30, when Rroku was struck from behind and then on the ground. After the crime, the two allegedly tried to hide the crime, but the discovery of the body occurred thanks to reports from neighbors, who had not seen the man for days.

As the investigation progressed, sensing the pressure from the investigators, the suspects began planning to flee abroad, consulting portals specializing in immigration to North America, particularly to countries without extradition agreements with Italy. This element, combined with the cruelty of the murder and the meticulous planning, convinced the preliminary investigation judge to order pre-trial detention, averting the risk that they could escape justice.