Police officers detained a man for domestic violence, reported the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Shumen.
A 55-year-old woman came to the police station in the regional town at around 18:30 yesterday.
She reported that the man with whom she lives on a family basis - a 33-year-old local resident - pushed her in the chest, causing her bodily harm, and then locked her outside the apartment they live in.
The man was found and detained for up to 24 hours at the police station in Shumen.
Pre-trial proceedings have been initiated.