Only in front of NOVA – the father of the run over 8-year-old child with a story about the tragedy. On July 19, while crossing a footpath, little Monica was swept away by a police officer. A day later, the driver was released on bail.
“We prayed for many years for this child to come, because her mother always wanted a girl – to tie her ribbons. A gift from God came to us. He gave it to us, but only for 7 years “, says Monica’s father.
The relatives of a child killed on the road want justice
Minutes before noon on July 19, he received a phone call.
“I was told that Monica had been hit. When I arrived at the place, I saw her lying on the ground, “said the man.
Then his daughter’s heart was still beating. A few feet away, his wife was praying for her child’s life. And the police officer from the Fight against Organized Crime Department, who caused the accident, talked to her.
“He sat at the end and shouted at my wife, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry,'” the father said.
Witnesses say that the anti-mafia man attacked the child at nearly 100 km / h. The policeman justified his haste with a delay for official engagement. But in the village of Bratanitsa something else is said.
Hours later: Marin learns the news of his child’s death, but for hours withholds the truth from his wife.
BGN 5,000 bail for the anti-mafia man accused of running over a zebra child
And the next day the policeman was released again on bail of BGN 5,000.
“We want justice. It doesn’t matter if there are epaulets, if he is from the NSCOC, if he is a policeman – we are all people “, says Monica’s uncle.
Nearly a week after the tragedy, 10-year-old Angel, who crosses the sidewalk with his younger sister but remains unharmed, visits a psychologist to deal with the trauma.
Monica enters the black statistics. With it, a total of 9 children have lost their lives on the road since the beginning of the year, and another 380 were injured in accidents.
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