The owner of the gun from Arbanasi will give an explanation after being charged . This was explained by the district prosecutor of Veliko Tarnovo Tihomir Shabov at a briefing.
The gun's owner is in custody. He has no criminal record, and no persons with immunity were present at the gathering, the prosecutor assured the urgent questions of the journalists.
The weapon was left on a bench in the yard of the house where the private party was organized - the occasion was a birthday. There were many children who attended, news.bg.
In the course of the pre-trial proceedings, all possible versions are investigated. Expertises have been appointed. The signal was given to Emergency Services between 1:30 and 2 p.m.
Pre-trial proceedings have been instituted for causing medium bodily harm to a minor, as well as for improper storage of the firearm. The penalties for these crimes are up to 6 years of imprisonment for the first and between 3 and 10 years for the second.
Prosecutor Shabov specified that the parents of the children are not criminally liable, but are civilly liable. The prosecutor's office is about to refer the State Agency for Child Protection and the "Social Assistance" Agency. in relation to parental control over the child.
The incident is related to the candidate for People's Representative from the PP-DB Yavor Bozhankov, whose son is the shooter. The injured child is also related to Bozhankov.
He himself was not present on the spot, but from his post on social networks, it is clear that the children were in Arbanasi with their mothers.
The shot child has been admitted to hospital, his condition is not life-threatening.