A 29-year-old Somali man has been arrested in Zweibrücken, Germany, accused of kidnapping, torturing migrants, and murdering a boy by stabbing him in the throat. The arrest was carried out in coordination with German police and Italian authorities under an international warrant issued by the Palermo Prosecutor’s Office.
According to investigators, the victim reportedly resisted a rape attempt. The suspect allegedly intended to film the assault in order to blackmail the boy’s family for ransom. The investigation began with a complaint from a fellow Somali migrant who arrived in Lampedusa in 2023, claiming the suspect had tortured detainees in a Libyan detention centre in Bani Walid under the orders of human traffickers.
Additional testimony from other migrants and digital evidence, including IP address analysis linking the suspect to both Libya and Europe, helped confirm his identity. His arrest follows months of joint investigation by Italian and German authorities.
