Sofia Court Sentences Double Murderer to Life Imprisonment

The Sofia Appellate Court has sentenced Iliyan Todorov to life imprisonment in a double murder case. Photo by BGNES

The Sofia Appellate Court has sentenced Iliyan Todorov to life imprisonment in a double murder case.

On December 9, 2011, the Sofia City Court acquitted 25-year-old Iliyan Todorov of the double murder of 21-year-old Kiril Vazharov and 24-year-old Vasil Alexandrov in front of the Solo club in downtown Sofia on April 18, 2009.

The two allegedly got involved in a fight between two groups of drunken young people in front of the club and were stabbed in the back while trying to get away from the fight.

A third man, Kiril Dimitrov, got seriously injured.

The Sofia City Court also rejected the civil action initiated by the parents of the two murdered boys and by Kiril Dimitrov for non-pecuniary damages worth BGN 850 000.

The parents of Kiril Vazharov sought BGN 300 000 in damages from Todorov, the parents of Vasil Aleksandrov claimed a compensation of BGN 450 000, and Dimitrov asked to be awarded BGN 150 000.

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