Albanian triple murderer given asylum in UK while he was on the run for killing wife, 19, and two brothers is arrested in the US

An Albanian triple murderer given asylum in the UK while he was on the run for killing his wife, 19, and two brothers has been arrested in the US. 

Sokol Hoxha, 50, used a fake identity to flee mainland Europe for Britain in 1997 after a killing spree in Belgium and Albania. 

The murderer pretended to be a Kosovan refugee, which allowed him to claim asylum and ultimately British citizenship.

He eventually ended up in America, where he has now been arrested following a six-year manhunt covering two continents. 

A spokesman for the US Marshals Service said: ‘The arrest of Hoxha marked the culmination of a

This post was originally published on this site

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.