Three Arrested over Beheading in Eastern Bulgaria

Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov stated Sunday that the murder was the result of personal issues, and is not ethnically motivated. Photo by Darik News

Three teenagers have allegedly been arrested for the beheading of 48-year-old Mehmed Tefik whose body was discovered in Veliki Preslav, Shumen District.

Prosecutor Asya Petrova stated Monday that the three have been detained for 72 hours under the local prosecutor’s order. A request for their continued detention has also been submitted to court.

Darik radio reported that one of those arrested is 17-years-old while the others are 18-years-old.

Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov stated Sunday that the murder was the result of personal issues, and is not ethnically motivated.

Early on Saturday the beheaded body of 48-year-old Mehmed Tefik was discovered in Veliki Preslav.

The man’s head was found in a nearby construction site; according to the police, it has been dragged there by stray dogs.

On Saturday, the victim’s brother, Metin Tefik, claimed that the murder was ethnically motivated even though he did not provide any reasons to support these claims.

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