A 29-year-old man was killed after a brawl in the Dimitrovgrad village of Gorski Izvor, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced.
A report about the incident was received at around 8:20 p.m. last night.
When the on-duty operational group arrived, the victim was already dead, the press center added. A 32-year-old man was detained in the case. Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.
The data indicate that the crime was committed with a knife, the District Prosecutor's Office - Haskovo said. For now, the alleged perpetrator is under police custody for up to 24 hours, charges will be brought against him tomorrow and a restraining order will be requested, the state prosecution added.
"The incident occurred in a house on "Deveti septemvri" street. I was not in the village at the time, I hear different versions" commented the village mayor Angel Georgiev, quoted by BTA.