Algerian Recidivist Sentenced 23 Years for 2 Attempted Murders

Crime | May 15, 2014, Thursday // 16:38
Bulgaria: Algerian Recidivist Sentenced 23 Years for 2 Attempted Murders Salahedin bin Aladdin was sentenced to a total of 23 years in jail. Photo by BGNES

The Sofia City Court has sentenced Salahedin bin Aladdin to 11 years in jail for attempting to murder a man in Bulgaria's capital last May.

This is the second sentence bin Aladdin receives, after being handed 12 years in prison for stabbing a 20-year-old store clerk Viktoria Hristova last November. Both incidents happened around the central Pirotska Street.

The Algerian national, who was applying for a refugee status in Bulgaria, escaped to Greece shortly after his second crime. He was captured by the police there. Charges have also been pressed against a Bulgarian man who is believed to have assisted him to leave the country.

Bin Aladdin has 15 days to appeal the verdict.

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