35-Year-Old Bulgarian Woman Found Murdered in Padua, Italy

Police in the Italian city of Padua are tracking down the murderer of Albena Birdi, a 35 year-old Bulgarian citizen.

The woman’s body was found in an advanced stage of decay in a drainage channel in Padua on the morning of October 20.

A post-mortem examination of the body, conducted by Padua’s police forensic doctor revealed that the woman had died as a result of blows inflicted to the left side of her skull.

It is suspected that the Bulgarian woman’s killer had thrown her into the drainage channel while she was still alive, and that her corpse may have remained in the channel for almost a month.

For the moment, the police team investigating the crime is trying to identify the killer of the young woman by retracing the movements of the victim in the final hours of her life.

They have established that Birdi was staying at a hotel in the city. Only a few personal belongings were found in her room. They included a photo of a boy a few months old. It is supposed that he was a child of the victim, whom she had left behind in Bulgaria.

With the assistance of Interpol, the Italian police are trying to establish contact with Albena's family, so that the body may be returned home.

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