Murder of Luigi Padovese

Luigi Padovese (31 March 1947 – 3 June 2010) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who became a bishop and served as the Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia in Turkey.

[3] Padovese was fatally stabbed in his summer residence in southern Turkey on 3 June 2010,[4] and according to some reports he died en route to a hospital in the town of Iskenderun later that day.

[6][7] Catholic officials, including the Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey Antonio Lucibello and papal spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, expressed "shock and sorrow" over Padovese's death.

[4] Turkish police identified Murat Altun, Padovese's driver for the previous four and half years, who had been receiving treatment for psychological disorders, as their principal suspect.

He said Altun would eventually be transferred to a low security prison where he will be allowed to leave for limited periods.