The Sofia City Court has scheduled a hearing for today in the case of Peyo Peev's murder, BNT reports. Thus, a year and three months after the brutal crime against the 44-year-old man in the capital's "Dragalevtsi" neighborhood, the trial is expected to begin.
The murder took place at the end of January 2024. The main motive for the crime is a dispute over parental rights, the Ministry of Interior indicated.
Peyo Peev's body was found in a burned-out car, and the investigation established that the 44-year-old man was sitting in the driver's seat. The cause of death was strangulation, investigators concluded. His wife Gabriela Slavova and her mother - Krasimira Trifonova - were arrested for the crime. In August last year, the Court of Appeal in Sofia refused to release Krasimira Trifonova from custody. And the magistrates placed Gabriela Peeva under house arrest.