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The Italian Salvatore Caraba arrested for the murder of the Bulgarian Sotir Sotirov in October 2006 got a 18-year sentence. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency
The Sofia City Court sentenced the Italian citizen Salvatore Caraba to 18 years of imprisonment for the murder of the Bulgarian Sotir Sotirov committed with a knife on October 15, 2006, in the Knyazhevo quarter in Sofia.
Caraba was also sentenced to pay a BGN 400 000-compensation to the four claimants - Sotirov's parents and two children. The Italian is also to pay the case expenses amounting to BGN 3312, the claimants' expenses of BGN 1500, and a state fee of about BGN 16 000.
The prosecution demanded a life sentence but the defense managed to get a reduced term pointing to certain discrepancies in accusation statement, namely that it was not clear how many times the victim had been hit with a knife, and why there were no traces of blood on the knife and the crime site.
The verdict rests upon the testimonies of three witnesses.
Caraba was also sentenced to pay a BGN 400 000-compensation to the four claimants - Sotirov's parents and two children. The Italian is also to pay the case expenses amounting to BGN 3312, the claimants' expenses of BGN 1500, and a state fee of about BGN 16 000.
The prosecution demanded a life sentence but the defense managed to get a reduced term pointing to certain discrepancies in accusation statement, namely that it was not clear how many times the victim had been hit with a knife, and why there were no traces of blood on the knife and the crime site.
The verdict rests upon the testimonies of three witnesses.
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