Bulgaria City Court Postpones Australian Stabbing Trial

Paul "Jock" Palfreeman, 21, is behind bars in a Bulgarian jail after being charged with murder after an alleged street brawl in the capital Sofia at the end of 2007. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

The case against Australian Paul “Jock” Palfreeman has been postponed to November 18, in a decision made Monday by The Municipal Court of Sofia (SSC).

The reason for the latest postponement was the non-appearance in court Monday of one of the behavioural experts.

Palfreeman is accused of murdering 20-year-old Andrei Monov in 2007 after an alleged street brawl in the capital Sofia.

The 21-year-old also faces a charge of attempted murder over the alleged stabbing of a 19-year-old man during the fight.

The Sydneysider denies both charges and says he was trying to defend himself from being attacked by a group of men.

Bulgarian court experts claim Palfreeman's defence, who says he was acting in self-defence, is not backed by any evidence, with no further details of the case revealed so far.

If he is found guilty, he faces a jail sentence of 15 to 20 years.

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