Ditbardh and Josef Cuko
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 leks, 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.[1] 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. The public was overwhelmingly in favor of the executions, with some spectators saying the Cuko brothers should have been tortured beforehand.[2][3]
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 |
References
- "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. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
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