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Published : 27 Jun 2026, 03:48 PM
A Bangladeshi couple and their 5-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death inside their Rome apartment, while the family's teenage son survived after fleeing the attack.
The members of the family were natives of Basurhat in Noakhali.
According to Italy's state news agency ANSA and local media, the killings took place late Friday night inside a residential flat on Via Montilio Road, near Pineta Sacchetti in western Rome.
The family's patriarch, the deceased Kamal Hossain, had been living in Italy with his family for a long time.
An unidentified man reportedly entered the flat armed with a weapon and attacked the family members.
Kamal, his wife, and their daughter were allegedly killed on the spot.
The family's 18-year-old eldest son was also reportedly stabbed when he tried to resist the attacker.
He managed to escape the flat, alerting neighbours, who then called police.
Police, ambulances, and Carabinieri personnel arrived at the scene shortly after.
Three bodies were recovered, and the injured son was taken to a local hospital.
Italian media, citing doctors, said he is currently out of danger and in a stable condition.
Italian police's special investigation unit and forensic experts have collected evidence from the scene.
The motive behind the killings has not yet been established.
Police said they are looking into whether the attack was premeditated, a robbery, or the result of a personal dispute.
CCTV footage from surrounding areas is being reviewed to identify the suspect.
Bangladeshis living locally have condemned the incident and demanded the killer be brought to justice.
A senior Rome police official told the media, "This is a horrific, harrowing crime. We are treating the investigation with the utmost priority."
Italian law enforcers said the identities of the victims and more details of the case will not be formally released yet in the interest of the investigation, adding that a press conference will be held later to provide updates.
