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A first-person account of an assault that ended in a shooting. A taxi driver, shot by 2 boys who wanted to steal the car, turned to us to demand justice.
HARMFUL ACTION: Students attacked a taxi driver
The case dates back to the end of 2017, when the two boys, then 18 and 14 years old – students from the Yambol sports school – called a taxi and after asking the driver to put the backpacks in the trunk, they shot him in the back with a modified air rifle and a gas pistol. Despite serious injuries, the driver managed to get into the car and call for help. Today the case is known as a last resort.
The students who attacked a taxi driver were taken into custody
“I went to the town of Drazhevo to an address where two criminals were waiting for me, who brutally attacked me, with a modified rifle, a gas pistol and a knife. One of them was with bags, they asked me to put them in the trunk. During this time, they opened fire from behind without warning. I tried to get out and run, but the older boy kept attacking and pulled out a knife. I kicked him out of the car, set him on fire and left, “says the wounded Apostol Valchev.
According to him, the entire attack was planned in advance to steal his turnover. According to him, from 52 leva. The boys even turned the air rifle into a firearm.
Effective sentences for the youths who tried to kill a Yambol taxi driver
“They fired with a prohibited cartridge, which inflicts great damage when entering the body. I underwent many surgeries, I had a perforated lung, a perforated diaphragm, a part of the bullet also affected my heart ”, Apostol explained.
In the first instance, the boys received sentences of 6 and 16 years, respectively. In the second instance, the penalties were reduced and the injured driver’s relatives believe that this penalty is too small for the crime committed.
“I went through hell. I was with him in the hospital for 30 days. I am grateful that they managed to save him,” Apostol Valchev’s mother shared tearfully.
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