Israeli Suspect in Sofia Professor Murder Claims Inheritance Dispute
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
An Israeli man, Shamil Loiev, is suspected of murdering Professor Andrei Atanasov in Sofia, Bulgaria. Loiev was arrested and prosecutors are seeking his extradition to Bulgaria for investigation. The victim, 83, was beaten and died in the hospital. Loiev admitted to an inheritance dispute with the professor over property intended for him by the professor's sister, but denied the murder.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shamil Loiev, 32, is the Israeli suspect in the murder of Professor Andrei Atanasov in Sofia.
- Loiev was arrested and prosecutors are seeking his extradition to Bulgaria for investigation.
- The victim, 83, was severely beaten and died in the hospital.
- Loiev admitted to a dispute with the professor over an inheritance.
- The dispute involved property the professor's sister intended to bequeath to Loiev.
An Israeli man, 32-year-old Shamil Loiev from Bat Yam, is suspected of murdering Israeli professor Andrei Atanasov in a Sofia metro station. Loiev was arrested on Friday following an international arrest warrant and is being held pending a court hearing on Sunday, where prosecutors will request his detention be extended to facilitate his extradition to Bulgaria for investigation.
The victim, 83, who held dual citizenship and lived primarily in Bulgaria, was severely beaten at the metro station and later died in the hospital. He had taught for many years at the Faculty of Biology. During his interrogation, Loiev denied the murder charges but admitted to a dispute with the professor concerning an inheritance. He stated that he had cared for the professor's disabled sister for a long time, and she had intended to bequeath property to him as compensation, a plan the professor opposed.
"I took meticulous care of the professor's disabled sister for a long time, and she wanted to bequeath property she owned to me as compensation, but the professor did not like it," Loiev told investigators. "It is true that there was a dispute between us on this background, but I did not murder," he added.
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