According Slovak newspaper yesterday reported that former Flyers prospect Ladislav Scurko had been arrested and accused of killing a referee last year.
The report said police in Kosice, Slovakia, say that Scurko, 23, was suspected of stabbing Marek Liptaj 14 times at a highway road house in January 2008. The corpse, buried in a forest, was discovered 11 months later.
The police didn’t reveal motives for the crime, but said Scurko could face 15 to 20 years in prison.
Scurko, a center, was a sixth-round draft pick (170th overall) of the Flyers in 2004. He played in Slovak pro leagues the last two years, registering a total of seven goals in 84 games.
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said the Flyers didn’t sign Scurko and he had not been a member of the organization for a few years.
The 23-year-old center, who was a sixth-round pick of the Flyers in 2004, has been charged with stabbing referee Marek Liptag 14 times.
Liptag’s decomposed body was reportedly dumped in a shallow grave in a forest where it was found. The killing is believed to have occurred months ago off a roadway near Kosice, Slovakia, according to newspaper reports.
Scurko, who is Slovakian, played briefly for former Flyer general manager Russ Farwell in Seattle.
Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said the club was withholding comment until more information was known.