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Jock Palfreeman leaves Bulgaria 13 years after being charged with Sofia murder of Andrei Monov
Australian Jock Palfreeman has left Bulgaria, more than 13 years after he was first arrested and charged with murdering a student in the capital Sofia.
Key points:
- Jock Palfreeman’s lawyer said he was threatened with arrest if he did not leave Bulgaria
- Palfreeman was arrested and charged with murder in December 2007 following a street fight in Sofia
- A court found him guilty and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
“For my safety I do not want my whereabouts known,” he told the ABC.
Mr Palfreeman’s lawyer Kalin Angelov said his client had wanted to remain in the country, but received threats that he would be arrested if he did not go.
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