Sokol Hoxha, 50, is arrested in the United States after authorities say he previously fled Europe using a false identity. According to reports, Hoxha is accused of killing three people, including his wife, aged 19, and two brothers. The accounts say the killings took place in Albania and Belgium and that Hoxha later escaped to the United Kingdom in 1997.
Multiple reports state that Hoxha entered the UK under a different name and portrayed himself as a Kosovan refugee as part of his application for asylum. The reporting describes his move as occurring while he was on the run following the earlier killing spree in mainland Europe. After years in the UK, he is now detained in the US, where officials take action following what is described as an investigation into his identity and criminal history.
The reports focus on the timeline of the alleged crimes, Hoxha’s use of an assumed identity to reach the UK, and his later arrest in the United States. No additional details are provided in the excerpts about charges in the US or the outcome of the UK asylum process.
