16-year-old boy arrested as a suspect of a murder

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested as a suspect in a serious crime.

On 7 August, shortly before midnight, a fight broke out between youths in the centre of the village of Vetrino, Varna district. Their older relatives were also involved in the quarrel. It came to the point that a 31-year-old man from the village hit a girl from one of the groups, after which he left the scene.

A patrol team of the Provadia police was sent to the scene. Upon arrival the uniformed officers found the lifeless body of the man involved in the argument. He suffered an open head wound.

During the immediate investigative actions, a minor boy from the same village was detained. Evidence of his involvement in the crime was collected. A request to the court for his permanent detention is pending.

Work on the pre-trial proceedings continues under the guidance and supervision of the Varna District Prosecutor's Office. All the facts and circumstances surrounding the serious criminal act are being clarified. The investigation has been assigned to an investigator from the District Investigation Department.