Bangladeshi Man Hossain Shahadat Kills Family Of 3 In Rome Apartment
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Bangladeshi Man Hossain Shahadat Kills Family Of 3 In Rome Apartment

01 June, 2026.Crime.3 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Shahadat Hossain, a 43-year-old Bangladeshi man, is the suspect in Rome triple murder.
  • Police launched a major manhunt for the suspect after three family members were killed.
  • Three family members were killed in a Rome apartment.

Family massacre in Rome

Italian police are investigating a triple homicide in Rome in which a 43-year-old Bangladeshi man with refugee status, Hossain Shahadat, is suspected of killing a 38-year-old woman, a 39-year-old man, and an 8-year-old girl in an apartment in the city.

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The victims were identified as Kamal Uddin, 39, his wife Jahan, 38, and Arowa, their 8-year-old daughter, and investigators found them slaughtered with a cleaver in the house.

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The only survivor was Oion, the couple’s eldest son, 18, who was not at home when the killings occurred and later returned to see the killer trying to wipe blood from the floor and hiding the bodies under the bed.

Italian reporting also said the killings involved a mother, father, and a six-year-old daughter found dead with stab wounds in an apartment in the Aurelio district, with the cleaver seized.

Messages and manhunt

The Times of India reported that investigators focused on a social media post published on 25 June at 9.33 pm in which Shahadat Hossain wrote: “A man does not die alone” and “you should die with your loved ones when you die. So that no one has to suffer for anyone else”.

After the killings, the same article said one user replied: “You are a bad person. You are a Pharaoh”, as police launched a major manhunt for Shahadat Hossain.

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The Times of India said the victims were found in a flat on Via Montiglio in the Aurelio district, in the Casalotti area, where a mother, father and their young daughter were killed, and it identified the father as Kamal Uddin, 39, his wife Arzu, 38, and their six-year-old daughter Alicia.

It also said the couple’s 18-year-old son, Onion, survived but was seriously injured and taken to Policlinico Gemelli hospital, while doctors said his condition was not believed to be life-threatening.

Investigation details and leads

Il Messaggero said police released a photo of the alleged killer, describing him as a 43-year-old Bangladeshi, as the investigation accelerated.

A 43-year-old man, originally from Bangladesh and with refugee status, is suspected of having killed a 38-year-old woman, a 39-year-old man, and an 8-year-old girl in Rome

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The Times of India reported that police identified Shahadat Hossain, born in Bangladesh on 10 May 1983, as the main suspect and released his photograph publicly, circulating it across multiple channels including social media and WhatsApp.

The same article said more than 40 tips had already been received and that checkpoints were set up across Rome as police and Carabinieri stopped and searched vehicles, trains, buses and airport departures.

It added that officers were combing abandoned buildings and rural areas on the outskirts of the capital, while mobile phone data was believed to have last placed him in the Casalotti area on the night of the killings, and that a cleaver believed to be the weapon used in the attack had been seized from the flat.

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