Balgarianovinite.com The Sofia City Court has ordered the continued detention of 39-year-old Galina Bonalova, accused of stabbing four people in Sofia. The ruling, issued after a hearing on her pre-trial detention measure, is not final and can be appealed.
The court found there is a real risk that the defendant could commit another offence if released. It also noted that Bonalova had previously been detained for robbery in 2021.
Bonalova requested to be placed under house arrest, but the Sofia City Prosecution Office argued that the strictest measure – detention in custody, was appropriate. Upon entering the courtroom, she stated that she “does not like Germans”.
According to her lawyer, Stefan Stefanov, an expert assessment indicates a possible psychiatric condition. A second psychiatric evaluation is expected to determine whether she is fit to bear criminal responsibility. Stefanov said he would not appeal the court’s decision in order to allow his client to receive treatment in a medical facility.
Prosecutor Irena Gancheva said there are no official medical documents, only an expert opinion suggesting a possible mental disorder.
Bonalova will be sent for psychiatric evaluation to the prison in Lovech. If convicted, she faces between 15 and 20 years in prison or life imprisonment without parole.
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