Triple murder in Rome: hunt for the suspected killer. Over 40 tips have been received by the police
The victims are from Bangladesh and have no known criminal record. Investigators are scrutinising the family’s social circle. Neighbours, relatives and friends are currently being interviewed.
Three members of the same family were killed in their home on Via Montiglio in the Aurelio district of Rome, in the Casalotti area. Those who lost their lives were Kamal Uddin, aged 39, his wife Arzu, aged 38, and their daughter Alicia, aged just 6. The sole survivor is the couple’s eldest son, Onion, aged 18, who was injured and rushed to hospital at the Policlinico Gemelli, where he remains in a serious condition: he has sustained injuries and multiple traumas but his life is not thought to be in danger. The family are originally from Bangladesh.
Police release photo of wanted man
The Mobile Squad is investigating the case. Detectives are scrutinising the family’s circle of acquaintances. As ordered by the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office, a photograph of the alleged perpetrator, identified as Shahadat Hossain, born in Bangladesh on 10 May 1983, has been released to the press and published on the State Police’s social media channels. Anyone with information that could help track down the alleged perpetrator should contact the Mobile Squad on 3346903295. The photograph of the man wanted in connection with the triple murder in Rome has been circulated not only to the press and on the police’s social media channels, but also via the State Police’s WhatsApp channels. Around forty tips have been received in less than 48 hours.
Checkpoints in the city
In the meantime, therefore, the hunt is on for Shahadat Hossain. His network of contacts and the places he usually frequented are under scrutiny, but that is not all. Checkpoints have been set up across the city – with police, Carabinieri and other law enforcement agencies, photos in hand, carefully checking whether anyone matches his description – and checks are also being carried out at railway stations, at bus terminals for services heading abroad, at airports and right up to the borders. Searches are also being carried out in isolated locations, such as abandoned farmhouses on the outskirts of the capital, where he may have been hiding to plan his escape. The last mobile phone cell his phone connected to is believed to date back to the night between Friday and Saturday, in an area not far from the Casalotti neighbourhood, the scene of the triple murder. At present, no possibility is being ruled out, including that of a possible act of desperation. The investigation is being led by officers from the Mobile Squad, coordinated by the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office, which has in the last few hours opened an investigation into murder and grievous bodily harm.
Public Prosecutor’s Office launches investigation into murder and assault
Following the crime, the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into murder and grievous bodily harm. Yesterday, the duty prosecutor carried out an inspection of the building on Via Montiglio, and a post-mortem examination of the bodies will be ordered in the coming hours. A cleaver, believed to be the weapon used to carry out the massacre, was seized from the flat. Deputy Public Prosecutor Giuseppe Cascini is coordinating the investigation, which has been entrusted to detectives from the Mobile Squad who are working to identify the perpetrator of the triple murder.
‘Die with your loved ones’ – alleged killer’s final post before the massacre
“A man does not die alone” and “you should die with your loved ones when you die. So that no one has to suffer for anyone else”. This is what can be read in the latest post published on Facebook by the alleged perpetrator of the triple murder in the Casalotti area of Rome.
