The Varna District Court found a 28-year-old man from Devnya guilty of causing bodily harm to a police officer – Chief of the Beloslav and Avren Police Station at the IV Regional Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Varna. This was announced by the court on its website.
The specific case is from October 12, 2023, when the man was called by police inspectors to the station to collect information on an investigation. During the conversation in the office, the defendant suddenly got up, said he was leaving, and opened the door despite the warning that he would be detained. The noise in the corridor, while the man was trying to leave, prompted the chief of the station to check what was happening. Although he introduced himself and asked what was happening, the 28-year-old man did not answer anything and punched him twice in the face. The defendant also attacked the other police officers, and his resistance required the handcuffing. The chief of the station and one of the officers received bleeding wounds on the face and injuries to the body.
The court found the defendant guilty of causing minor bodily harm to a person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, consisting of lacerations and bruises on the head, as well as a chest injury.
The 28-year-old man has a previous criminal record. The Varna District Court sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months in prison, to be served under an initial strict regime. The specific act was committed during the probationary period of a previous sentence, which is why the court also enforced the sentence of 8 months imprisonment imposed on him. He was also sentenced to pay the civil plaintiff compensation for the non-pecuniary damages suffered by him in the amount of 1,500 leva, the state fee on the accepted civil claim and the costs incurred in the case. The sentence is subject to appeal within 15 days before the Supreme Administrative Court.