‘A man does not die alone’: Chilling messages left by Bangladeshi man before killing family

A chilling social media post made just a day before a brutal triple killing in Rome is now at the centre of a murder investigation.Italian police have launched a major manhunt for Shahadat Hossain, a 43-year-old Bangladeshi man, after three members of the same family were found murdered in a flat on the western outskirts of Rome.Investigators say attention has turned to a post published on 25 June at 9.33 pm, in which 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”.Following the killings, one user replied: “You are a bad person. You are a Pharaoh”.The victims were discovered in a flat on Via Montiglio in the Aurelio district, in the Casalotti area, where a mother, father and their young daughter were killed in a violent attack. The father, Kamal Uddin, 39, his wife Arzu, 38, and their six-year-old daughter Alicia all died at the scene. The couple’s 18-year-old son, Onion, survived but was seriously injured and taken to Policlinico Gemelli hospital. Doctors said he suffered multiple injuries and trauma, though his condition is not believed to be life-threatening.Police have identified Shahadat Hossain, born in Bangladesh on 10 May 1983, as the main suspect. His photograph has been released publicly by investigators and circulated across multiple channels, including social media and WhatsApp, as authorities appeal for information. More than 40 tips have already been received.Checkpoints have been set up across Rome as police and Carabinieri stop and search vehicles, trains, buses and airport departures. Officers are also combing abandoned buildings and rural areas on the outskirts of the capital where he may be hiding. Investigators are examining his contacts and recent movements, while mobile phone data is believed to have last placed him in the Casalotti area on the night of the killings. A cleaver believed to be the weapon used in the attack has been seized from the flat.Authorities are also working to establish the suspect’s connection to the victims. The family, originally from Bangladesh, had no known criminal record. Investigators are interviewing relatives, friends and neighbours to reconstruct their social circle and identify a possible motive. Police say all possibilities remain open, including that the suspect may still be in the area or attempting to flee Italy.Catch the latest world news and top headlines. Download the TOI App.