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Search Intensifies for 20-Year-Old After Mother Beaten, CCTV Shows Jump Into Sea at Civitanova Port

Authorities are searching the harbor with divers, boats, drones in an aggravated-assault investigation.

Overview

  • Albana Kastriot, 53, is hospitalized in a medically induced coma with a fractured jaw but is not reported in immediate danger.
  • Riccardo Merkuri, 20, fled the Pollenza home on Friday; his Mercedes A-Class was found near the Civitanova port entrance.
  • Port surveillance footage reportedly captured him entering the area, jumping into the sea near the south pier, resurfacing once, then disappearing.
  • Searches paused overnight and resumed Sunday morning over waters off Civitanova with firefighters’ divers, coast guard units, carabinieri, plus drones.
  • Investigators seized his mobile phone left at home, opened a case for aggravated injuries, and have not identified a motive.