The story begins on April 10, 2012 in Great Britain, in the city of Southampton. That day, the local police found the burnt body of the victim Agim Hoxha, from the village of Shtjefën i Matit, inside his Mercedes vehicle.
He had been killed elsewhere and the perpetrators had burned the body to lose track. The local police identified Arben Lleshi from the village of Rrokaj i Matit as the perpetrator of the crime. In the past, Lleshi and Hoxha had been friends.
According to British media reports, it is believed that the conflict started after a dispute over the trading of a quantity of cocaine. An activity in which the victim and the perpetrator of the crime had collaborated since 2006.
After the murder in Britain, the Lleshi family distanced itself from Arben and cut off all contact with him. This, his sister confirms in a confession in Inside Story.
“At the age of 15, Arbeni emigrated to England with the help of a friend of our family. There he was handed over to an English family where he stayed for many years under their care. In 2012 he called us and told us that he had received the documents. In April 2012, he came to Albania. He stayed only 10 days.
We knew nothing of what had happened in England. And he left for England and it appeared on the news that he had been arrested by Interpol in Italy. After that, investigations started in England regarding this event. According to the media and news, he was found guilty by the British court, but he has always denied the murder for which he was accused,” said Arben Lleshi’s sister.
In the ongoing debate, Arbeni had hit Hoxha with hard objects and burned the dead body somewhere else to eliminate traces. In the end, he was sentenced to 32 years in prison. In 2016, he was deported to Albania to serve his sentence in his homeland. First in Fushë-Kruja prison, and finally in Peq where he was executed by Sokol Mjacaj.
“After a period he was extradited to Albania where we again knew nothing about his arrival in Albania. We made the decision because of this serious event that had happened to never meet him,” said the sister of Arben Lleshit / Top Channel
