New revelations about the man arrested together with a young woman for torturing animals and selling the footage of the violence. He convinced others to shoot similar videos, his ex-girlfriend, who is hiding her identity for security reasons, told BTV exclusively.
She met Krasimir Georgiev in 2020. At first, everything went normally. Until his first unconventional request to her.
„He asked for videos of snails, specifying that I jump on them – „you will trample them by jumping“ - now I remember his exact words. He had told me „Come on, go find snails“ and I told him „Go and find them yourself“, the woman says. She refused and their relationship ended after 5 months. At that time, he was doing repairs.
“I think it was about money, because at that moment he was explaining to me that he didn't have the money to buy a car. I think I got away with it - because if at some point I had given in to his requests for videos of snails, he would have wanted something more. What he asked of Gabriela… "There is one specific photo of her in a bathroom with red tiles - this is the bathroom in his home," the woman said. For now, the two detainees remain in custody. "Our colleagues from the State Department of Animal Welfare and the Zoo Police, and from everyone else, and from the prosecutor's office, started serious work at the moment they received the signals," Interior Minister Daniel Mitov commented.
For now, the two detainees remain in custody. "Our colleagues from the State Department of Animal Welfare and the Zoo Police, and from everyone else, and from the prosecutor's office, started serious work at the moment they received the signals," Interior Minister Daniel Mitov commented.
The couple has been charged with three counts, including money laundering, which carries the highest penalty - up to 8 years in prison.
For 5 years - from 2019 to 2024 318 people have been brought to court for animal cruelty, lack of care, and organizing and conducting fights. This is according to data from the Supreme Cassation Prosecutor's Office.
262 people have been convicted and sanctioned with a final court decision. 9 are effective sentences for imprisonment for animal cruelty and causing death.