Send to Kindle
Anna Leontyeva and Nikita Leontyev. Photo: Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior.
The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office charged on Friday the Russian citizen German Kostin with the murder of the five-year-old Nikita Leontyev, whose body was found in a suitcase near the village of Pasarel in March.
According to the prosecution, the death of the child was caused through suffocation between February 8 and 10, the website of the prosecutor's office informs.
It was established with an almost 100 % certainty that the DNA sample, which was found on the towel in which the body of the child was wrapped, belonged to Kostin.
The recordings from the cameras of the Road Infrastructure Agency showed Kostin driving to the scene of the crime.
The call logs of the mobile phones used by Kostin, also pointed that he was the perpetrator of the murder as he was present in the area at the time of the murder.
Kostin was detained and the investigation continues with all possible motives for the murder being examined.
The Russian citizen did not provide any explanations and denied his guilt.
The mother of the murdered child was a partner of Kostin in a real estate company.
A month ago, the 50-year-old Kostin claimed that he had nothing to do with the murders of the child and his mother.
At the time the Russian was in Istanbul and claimed that he was not hiding and said that he lived in Cyprus with his wife and two daughters.
Kostin has been the chief suspect for the cruel murder of the child and he had a relationship with the mother of the child Anna Leontyeva, who was also of Russian origin.
The dismembered body of Leontyeva was found near the Bulgarian town of Primorsko, but at present there are no evidences that Kostin was also responsible for the murder of the woman.
Just two weeks after Bulgaria officially adopted the euro, the Consumer Protection Commission (CPCo) is handling an unprecedented volume of consumer reports.
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has updated its GDP growth forecast for Bulgaria for the 2025–2027 period, showing a more optimistic outlook than its June 2025 projections.
The Ministry of Interior has strengthened its technical fleet with the delivery of 30 new light-duty vehicles, commonly referred to as “banicharki,” intended for the maintenance and servicing of siren systems across regional and municipal structures
On Thursday, Bulgaria will enjoy mostly sunny weather, though clouds are expected to increase from the northeast as the day progresses, according to the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).
Health experts in Bulgaria are advocating for the introduction of a tax on sweetened soft drinks as part of a broader effort to curb non-communicable diseases.
The new political season in Bulgaria began with a striking and controversial proposal from the leader of the pro-Russian anti-EU party "Revival," Kostadin Kostadinov.
A counterfeit 500 Euro (BGN 980) banknote was discovered in Pernik after being used to claim winnings at a local casino.
A case involving counterfeit euro banknotes has been uncovered at a gas station in the town of Valchedrum, Montana region, where a young employee managed to replace genuine currency with fake bills during his shifts. The forged banknotes entered the stati
Bulgaria has registered its first case of counterfeit euro banknotes, highlighting the challenges posed by the new currency, which remains unfamiliar to many. Some of the fake notes are of relatively high quality, making them difficult to identify, warns
Forensic experts in the Bulgarian city of Shumen have identified and arrested a 35-year-old man who attempted to pay for a soft drink with a counterfeit 50-euro banknote
Bulgarian authorities have arrested a member of the notorious Pink Panthers criminal network in connection with a high-profile jewelry heist in Halkidiki, Greece
Bulgarians convicted over the largest welfare fraud uncovered in the United Kingdom will be required to repay only a small fraction of the funds siphoned off, despite evidence that tens of millions were moved abroad.
Bulgaria's Strategic Role in the EU's Drone Wall Defense Initiative
When Politics Means Violence
