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Korça: 23-year-old under house arrest stabs a 19-year-old, caught by police
The fight among several young people broke out on Sunday afternoon; 19-year-old M.A. was stabbed in the thigh and is out of danger.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 25, 2026, 20:20 · Updated 18:41 · 1 min read
In brief
- A fight among young people in Korça escalated into a knife attack on Sunday afternoon.
- The 19-year-old, M.A., was stabbed in the thigh and is being treated at Korça hospital, out of danger.
- The suspect, 23-year-old R.I., had broken his house arrest; cannabis was also found on him.
A sudden fight among several young people in Korça ended on Sunday afternoon with one person stabbed. According to Euronews Albania, the incident happened in one of the city's neighborhoods, where a 19-year-old with the initials M.A. was struck with a knife in the thigh.
Victim out of danger
The young man was taken to Korça hospital, where he is receiving the necessary treatment. According to police, he is out of danger.
Suspect had broken his house arrest
Korça police arrested a 23-year-old with the initials R.I., suspected of the stabbing. According to Euronews Albania, he was caught minutes after the incident. Checks showed the suspect was under house arrest as a security measure, which he had broken, and during a search a quantity of suspected cannabis was found on him.
The security measure had been imposed on him on charges of intentional serious wounding and drug production and sale, charges of which he has not been convicted. According to police, the knife used in the fight and a pistol-shaped object that fires pellets were seized.
The case files were sent to prosecutors for “intentional minor wounding,” “unlicensed production and possession of cold weapons,” leaving the place set by the security measure, and drug production and sale. Police are continuing investigations to establish the circumstances and motive of the fight. The suspect is presumed innocent until a final court ruling.
