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In his final words in front of the Court Panyukov, who had already admitted his guilt, said; “It doesn’t matter to me what the verdict is, my life is already over.” Photo by Darik News
Mancho Panyukov, the man who killed his two sons and wife in the Bulgarian village of Osikovo last February 20, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Blagoevgrad District Court sentenced Panyukov after a 7-hour court hearing Friday, with the jury taking another 2 hours to discuss the verdict.
Panyukov was given the harshest sentence possible – 4-8 years for attempted murder, 20 years for the manslaughter of his wife and 2 life sentences for the murder of his 2 children. He was also ordered to pay BGN 300 000 for civil claims and court expenses.
In his final words in front of the Court Panyukov, who had already admitted his guilt, said; “It doesn’t matter to me what the verdict is, my life is already over.”
In January it was reported that the motive behind the murders was the fact that Panyukov’s wife Bilyana had left him with the children and gone to live back with her parents in Osikovo.
Bilyana Panyukova died at the Sofia Institute for Emergency Medicine "Pirogov" in April 2009 after receiving 85% burns to her body after Mancho set his father-in-law's house on fire and then slaughtered his two sons, ages 5 and 8, in front of shocked villagers. Panyukov was found hiding in a barn and was arrested the day after the murders.
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