The Peсh-era Killer Faces Court for Murder During Robbery of a Mobile Phone

The case of murder committed during a robbery in the city of Peshtera enters the courtroom. Biser Balkanski, a 48-year-old local resident, will stand before the District Court in a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. The murder was carried out on September 27, 2025, at the home of a 62-year-old woman in the Pirin neighborhood, with the victim stabbed 14 times according to forensic medical expertise. The injured party was found lifeless after a call from an emergency response team was made to 112 at 12:20 p.m.

Investigations have established that before the incident Balkanski went to his neighbor’s house, caught her husband, and entered one of the rooms, from which he stole money and a mobile phone. Upon her return, the two came into conflict, during which Balkanski took a kitchen knife and dealt multiple blows to her abdomen, chest, and face, which led to death.

The perpetrator was identified only a few hours after the crime during the operation “hot on the heels.” He has a criminal record and lives in Peshtera, in the same district. The knife, as well as the money and the phone, were found by the police.

The case was initiated based on an indictment by the Pazardzhik Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Balkanski was charged with having, on the same date, robbed a mobile phone and the sum of 2,810 leva (about 1,436.73 euros) from the victim, using force. The robbery was accompanied by murder with the use of a knife, in which death occurred in a particularly cruel manner. The preliminary hearing is scheduled before a five-member panel, with Judge-rapporteur Irina Dzunova, the district court reported.

Source: Zname.info