A 21-year-old woman from Kielce, thanks to the help of her grandmother and Kielce and Bulgarian policemen, was freed from the hands of her partner who was allegedly imprisoning her in an apartment in the capital of Bulgaria.
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At the end of October, a grandmother approached police officers from the Kielce police station, worried about the fate of her 21-year-old granddaughter, who had been living in the capital for three years. Bulgaria. She informed that she was being held by her partner, a Bulgarian citizen, in the apartment he rented.
“The woman's account also showed that physical violence had been taking place there for some time. The policewoman who dealt with the case via instant messenger made contact with the 21-year-old woman, who confirmed what her grandmother had told the police moments earlier,” she said in a statement. Municipal Police Headquarters in Kielce.
The man was arrested
During the conversation, it turned out that the Kielce woman's partner had threatened to pour a corrosive substance on her and forbade her to leave the apartment or contact the services. To help the woman, Kielce officers contacted the Bulgarian police, who went to the Kielce woman's address in Sofia.
Her 34-year-old partner was arrested in the case. The local court imposed temporary arrest on him.
The 21-year-old was transported to a specialized facility for victims of violence.
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