Tragic in Fushë-Krujë / 16-year-old dies in restaurant elevator after colleague pushed him! 26-year-old waiter and venue owner arrested (NAMES)

A 16-year-old has died following an incident involving an elevator at a restaurant in Arrameras, Fushë-Krujë, while a 26-year-old waiter and the 62-year-old owner of the establishment have been arrested.

The incident occurred on October 11, 2026. According to police, 26-year-old Endri Stafuka, who worked as a waiter at the restaurant, allegedly pushed the 16-year-old, also a waiter, into the elevator. As a result of the elevator coming loose, the minor lost his life.

Following the incident, police arrested the young man in flagrante delicto, suspected of the criminal offense of “manslaughter through negligence.”

The restaurant owner, 62-year-old Afrim Vathi, was also arrested on suspicion of violating workplace safety rules and concealing income.

Police statement:

Krujë

Specialists from the Krujë Police Commissariat arrested in flagrante delicto:

E. S., 26, for the criminal offense of “manslaughter through negligence”; A. V., 62, for the criminal offenses of “Violation of workplace safety rules” and “Concealment of income.”

The arrests were made after it was suspected that on October 11, 2026, in the village of Arrameras, Fushë-Krujë, at the restaurant owned by A. V., E. S., a waiter at the establishment, pushed a 16-year-old, employed as a waiter there, into the elevator, and as a result of the elevator coming loose, the 16-year-old lost his life.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecution Office for further action.