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A 37-year-old man died on 4 August 2026 after being found with visible signs of violence at the foot of Youth Hill (Mladezhki halm) in Plovdiv. The emergency call was made to 112 at around 17:20 that day, and he died several hours later in hospital. The Plovdiv District Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death as an intentional homicide, and forensic specialists are carrying out active work to establish the facts. On 6 August 2026 it was reported that five juveniles — three girls and two boys — had been charged with intentional murder committed in a particularly torturous manner, with special cruelty, and on hooliganism and sexual motives. According to police, the victim had been contacted online by a 17-year-old girl who told him she was 15 and arranged a meeting; when he arrived at Youth Hill he was met instead by a group of around ten young people. A post-mortem examination found lacerations to the lungs and kidneys and a traumatic brain injury. On 13 August 2026 the appellate court upheld the first-instance ruling keeping all five detained teenagers in custody. The victim was buried the following day in Krichim, his home town, where the funeral service was led by the Metropolitan of Plovdiv and the municipality said residents were calling for tougher sentences for serious crimes committed by minors. On 27 August 2026 the Plovdiv District Prosecutor's Office charged and detained three more juveniles — two aged 17 and one aged 15 — over the same killing, bringing the total number of accused to eight, six boys and two girls. Prosecutors said the three had also struck the victim with their hands and feet, and cited witness statements, video recordings and forensic analysis that found human blood on their clothing. All three gave statements in the presence of their lawyers and were held for up to 48 hours pending a custody application to the court.
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- Three further juvenile suspects were charged and detained on 27 August 2026, bringing the total number of accused to eight. The victim's age is reported as 37 throughout; age_range is unchanged. A fourth BNT News source was added and a second charged status event recorded.