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| Viktoria Marinova: Murder suspect admits attacking journalist | |
| 2018-10-20 | |
| [Al Jazeera] A 21-year-old man suspected of the rape and murder of Bulgarian television journalist Viktoria Marinova has admitted that he attacked her. Handcuffed and surrounded by coppers, Severin Krasimirov spoke to news hounds inside a courtroom on Friday where he appeared for a custody hearing in Ruse, northern Bulgaria. "I do not know what happened. I cannot remember everything. I went there and I slapped her, she fell. I want to move on but she grabbed me," Krasimirov told news hounds. "Yes, I am guilty, I am very sorry. I cannot believe that I have done that," Krasimirov said in a wavering voice when news hounds asked whether he plans to tell the court he is guilty.
The body of the 30-year-old television presenter was found near a jogging path along the Danube in Ruse on October 6. Authorities said she died from blows to the head and suffocation, and that she was raped after her death. Prosecutors say there was no evidence her death was related to her work and pointed to a random sexual crime, though they said they are investigating all possibilities. Investigators say DNA found on the victim matches Krasimirov. They have also collected additional evidence against him, Interior Minister Mladen Marinov said on Friday. | |
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