She was killed, a 42-year-old kidnapped her from home, insist relatives
Torn international passport found next to Ipek’s body
A mysterious death of a 15-year-old schoolgirl, wanted by her parents, shocked Veliko Tarnovo on Thursday.
The lifeless body of Ipek, an eighth-grader at the High School of Electronics, was found by young people around 6:30 p.m. An investigation clarifies whether she fell, pushed, or jumped from the ominous skeleton of the abandoned building on the edge of the cliffs. All versions are being worked on, but relatives in the village of Resen are adamant that their daughter was killed by a 42-year-old local drug addict and are preparing for a lynching.
The beautiful Ipek, who studied Computer Engineering and Technology, was last seen on Wednesday morning at around 7.30 am in Gorna Oryahovitsa. There she met a girl she knew, prosecutors said. Her traces were then lost, and her parents sought help from the police and declared her missing. It was in a group in Gorna Oryahovitsa that a photo appeared on social networks with an appeal for help, published by an eleventh-grader at Ipek High School. It is not clear what happened in the next 11 hours and how the girl ended up on the rocks above the exit of Veliko Tarnovo and in the direction of Dalga Laka.
However, a torn international passport found on the rocks next to Ipek’s lifeless body suggests that she most likely had family problems and was planning to leave. “It could be due to a lot of things, she may have torn it up herself before committing suicide, something else may have happened in this famous climber’s house, there may have been family problems and she may have planned an escape, but in view of the secrecy of the investigation, it is not possible to disclose more information at this initial stage, “said supervising prosecutor Radoslav Kosev.
“The investigation is into a premeditated murder, but at the moment we cannot confirm that this is the case. We are working on all versions – an accident, suicide, reckless murder or premeditated crime, “said the spokesman of the District Prosecutor’s Office Ilian Blagoev. As of noon on Thursday, no one had been detained or charged.
However, Ipek’s relatives believe that their daughter was killed by a 42-year-old local man with whom she had an affair. It is alleged that the girl did not want to be with him, she was afraid, but on Tuesday night he forced the girl to go with him. The shocked family is ready for self-mutilation.
“It is already lost, it is gone, there is no justice in Bulgaria for the one who kidnapped my child. He stole her from home, took her somewhere, killed her here and there, ”said mother Anelia Ilieva.
The cause of Ipek’s death will become clear after the appointed forensic examination. During the initial inspection, injuries were found, which are probably due to the fall. No other signs of violence were found, Prosecutor Blagoev said.
A second survey was conducted on Thursday with the help of climbers to examine the area more closely and search for additional clues and physical evidence.
“There is an investigative version that it could be a murder or a suicide provoked by a girl’s relationship with an older man, but at this stage we do not have reliable information that we can share,” said the supervising prosecutor.
Many investigative actions have been taken. Witness interrogations continue.
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