Kickboxer, 22, is charged with murdering Real Housewives of Cheshire star’s brother who was gunned down on his doorstep in front of his family on Christmas Eve
- Flamur Beqiri was shot in Battersea, south-west London, as he returned home
- Anis Fouad Hemissi, 22, was arrested at Copenhagen Airport on January 20
- He was returned to the UK on Monday and will appear in court today
An alleged gunman has been extradited from Denmark and charged with murdering a Swedish national who was shot in front of his family on Christmas Eve.
Flamur ‘Alex’ Beqiri, 36, who was the brother of former Real Housewives Of Cheshire star Misse Beqiri, was shot multiple times in Battersea, south-west London, at around 9pm as he returned home with his wife and young child.
Kickboxer Anis Fouad Hemissi, 22, from Malmo, Sweden, was arrested at Copenhagen Airport on January 20 and returned to the UK on Monday.
Scotland Yard said he has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
Mr Beqiri, a Swedish national who had Albanian heritage, had been living in London for four or five years at the time he was shot by a lone attacker, who is thought to have fled on foot.
Flamur Beqiri, pictured with his sister, Real Housewives of Cheshire reality star Misse Beqiri, was shot multiple times in Battersea, south-west London, at around 9pm as he returned home with his wife and young child
Alex Beqiri (Flamur) and wife Debora Krasniqi. The 36-year-old was shot multiple times in Battersea, south-west London , at around 9pm as he returned home with his wife and young child
Neighbours said they heard ‘between eight to ten’ loud bangs at about 9pm on Christmas Eve as Mr Beqiri was gunned down.
He was peppered with bullets in front of his screaming wife Debora Krasniqi, and his child, outside their £1.5million home in Battersea.
In a statement released through Scotland Yard shortly after his death, Mr Beqiri’s family said: ‘Our family are in a state of shock and are grieving. To have so much sadness at this time of the year is heartbreaking.’
He married his wife, Debora in Cernobbio, by Lake Como in Italy, in October 2018.
Neighbours said they heard ‘between eight to ten’ loud bangs at about 9pm on Christmas Eve as Mr Beqiri was gunned down. He was peppered with bullets in front of his screaming wife Debora Krasniqi, and his child, outside their £1.5million home in Battersea
An article in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style magazine, which published photos of the occasion, said that the couple met through Facebook.
Ms Krasniqi told the magazine that the pair, initially just friends, ‘fell deeply in love’ at his sister’s wedding after speaking for ‘endless hours over the phone’.
‘There was always something special about our connection and bond,’ she said.
He was said to have proposed after flying their families to a chalet in Kitzbuhel, Austria, where he covered the floor in a 1,000 red rose petals.