A former inmate has been detained in connection with a triple death case in a hostel for socially vulnerable people in Ugarchin, northern Bulgaria, where investigators say a love-related conflict escalated into violence. According to initial information, two of the victims were killed in the building, while a third, a teenage girl, died after falling from a terrace while attempting to escape.
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Authorities say the first emergency call was received at 3:40 a.m., after which police discovered the bodies of a 27-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman inside a room, and the body of a 16-year-old girl outside the hostel building. A pre-trial investigation has been launched under the supervision of the Lovech Regional Prosecutor’s Office, with multiple police units involved in securing the scene and gathering evidence.
Unofficial accounts suggest the suspect, a former prisoner, became involved in a dispute with the 27-year-old man before stabbing him and the 18-year-old woman, both of whom died at the scene. The 16-year-old witness is believed to have jumped from a balcony while trying to flee the incident. The area has been sealed off, and forensic and investigative procedures are ongoing to clarify the sequence of events.
