Ditbardh and Josef Cuko
Ditbardh Cuko and Josef Cuko | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ditbardh Cuko 1970/1971 Albania Joseph Cuko 1967/1968 Albania |
| Died | Ditbardh Cuko June 25, 1992 (aged 21) Fier, Albania Joseph Cuko June 25, 1992 (aged 24) Fier, Albania |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Robbery |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (5 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | June 1992 |
| Country | Albania |
| Location(s) | Libofshë |
| Killed | 5 |
| Weapons | Metal bar |
Ditbardh Cuko and Josef Cuko were a sibling pair of Albanian mass murderers who killed five people in Albania during a robbery in the town of Libofshë in June 1992. The two stole 5,000 lek, the equivalent of $50. The victims were all members of the same family and were bludgeoned to death with metal bars. The youngest victim was a seven-month-old baby. The Cuko brothers were convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and hanged on 25 June 1992. After their executions, their bodies were left hanging in public for a day in the city of Fier.[1]
The public was overwhelmingly in favor of the executions, with some spectators saying the Cuko brothers should have been tortured beforehand. One spectator remarked, "It's excellent that they have hanged them but it would have been far better had they burnt them alive or cut them to pieces like meat and rubbed salt into their wounds."[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "UA 216/92 - Albania: death penalty: Ditbardh Cuko, Josef Cuko". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "The abolition of capital punishment in Europe". www.capitalpunishmentuk.org. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona on June 26, 1992 · Page 7". Newspapers.com. 26 June 1992. Retrieved 2022-02-02.