The accused in the murder of his father in Plovdiv, Martin Rodov, himself asked to remain in custody, as he has no relatives or friends. This was commented on by prosecutor Rosen Kamenov to journalists. The district court ruled against the accused a preventive measure of "detention in custody".
“The reason for the serious crime is that both the father and son were unemployed and had no money. The reason was the dispute over the remote control", said the prosecutor. The father drank alcohol regularly, and on the night of the act, Martin Rodov had also used it.
The dismemberment of the body lasted more than a week, with the last to be thrown away were the torso and legs, which were found by a bum next to a garbage container. The victim's head and hands are still being searched, which is why the mechanism of the murder cannot yet be definitively established, said Prosecutor Kamenov. Rodov gave extremely detailed explanations about the crime to investigators.
A five-part complex forensic psychiatric-psychological examination of the accused has been ordered, BTA reports.
Rodov's official lawyer, Dimitrina Uchkunova, told journalists that the young man had no documented mental illnesses, but had psychological problems and was taking a certain group of medications.
According to her, until February, Rodov studied applied biology in Germany, but returned to Bulgaria because his father told him that he could no longer support him. The accused's parents divorced a long time ago, and the mother refuses any contact with her son even after his arrest. "In my impression, he was closer to his father, who showed more care for him," the lawyer added.