At around 16:45 on 10.03.2025, a report was received in the Petrich Regional Police Station about a deceased man in the yard of a house in the village of Kamena, Petrich municipality. The police officers who arrived on the scene established that the deceased was a 64-year-old man who lived in the house, and in a room in it an 80-year-old relative of his was also found deceased, with whom they lived together in the home.
According to initial data, no traces of violence were found. According to some local news agencies such as struma.com and infomreja, however, it is a case of murder and suicide. It is alleged that the younger man, who is the nephew of the older man, killed his uncle and then set himself on fire. The work to establish all facts and circumstances related to the case, as well as the exact causes of the deaths of the individuals, continues under the leadership of the Blagoevgrad Police Department.