Numerous reports of violence were also filed during the holidays. They were reported by the police in various cities in the country.
In Montana, a father and son beat a 23-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl with an extendable baton. The beating took place on December 26. The perpetrators - aged 46 and 20 - retreated in an unknown direction.
The injured young man has a concussion and abrasions, and the girl has knocked out teeth. They were hospitalized. Later, the father and son were identified and detained.
Two reports of domestic violence were received in the Veliko Tarnovo region. A 43-year-old man from Svishtov inflicted bodily harm on his 24-year-old girlfriend.
After spending the evening of December 21 in the perpetrator's apartment, the victim decided to leave around 01:00. This is her last memory before waking up with bruises and wounds on her face in an unfamiliar apartment.
The two lived as a family from May 2023 to September 2024. The man, who was detained for 24 hours, was criminally charged and convicted. An investigation has been launched into the case.
In Pavlikeni, a 28-year-old man inflicted bodily harm on his 34-year-old girlfriend during a family quarrel. The blow was to the face.
The crime was committed in the apartment of the couple, who live as a family. The man, who was detained for 24 hours, was criminally charged and convicted. An investigation has been launched into the case.
The police in Silistra announced that pre-trial proceedings have been initiated for minor bodily harm in the context of domestic violence. On December 23, at around 1:30 p.m. in the regional town, a 28-year-old man slapped and kicked the woman with whom he previously lived as a family.
The victim was provided with medical assistance, and the man, who is known to law enforcement and is currently serving a suspended sentence for an identical crime, is being sought.
A 38-year-old man was detained in Petrich, who, after a scandal that broke out in the morning hours of December 23, hit the shoulder and leg of a 29-year-old woman with whom he lives as a family. The competent prosecutor's office has been notified of the case and pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.
Two cases of violence in Stara Zagora - yesterday, a signal was received by phone 112 from a 67-year-old woman that on a street in the town of Kazanlak, at around 10:00 a.m., after the use of force, a plastic bag containing a wallet with the amount of 44 leva and a debit card was taken from her. As a result of the operational-search activities carried out by the police officers, a 20-year-old man was identified as the perpetrator of the act, who was detained for up to 24 hours.
And in the Second Regional Police Station-Stara Zagora, again yesterday, a message was received from a 45-year-old woman that at around 10:30 p.m. in her home in the regional town, the man with whom she lives on a family basis - a 37-year-old - committed domestic violence against her. The man was detained for up to 24 hours. Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.