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Current date: 2010-02-09 08:45

Comatose Girl`s Father Gambled Away BGN 75,000 from Charity Donations

The preliminary checkup conducted by the Sofia City Prosecutor`s Office has established that Krasimir Gorsov, the father of Manuela, who was seriously injured in car accident by figure skating champion Maxim Staviiski, has withdrawn and has gambled away over BGN 75,000 from his daughter`s accounts.

According to a publication in the Bulgarian daily newspaper "Troud," the preliminary investigation has ended Friday with the opinion that legal proceedings must be initiated against Gorsov since the results showed that the father`s actions have caused significant damages to his daughter, whom he was legally representing and have been conducted against her interests.

According to the Bulgarian Penalty Code, Gorsov could be sentenced up to 5 years in jail.

The Prosecutor`s Office has requested bank statements from Manuela`s three bank accounts - one charity account, the account opened by donors from Veliko Turnovo and the account where Maxim Staviiski has wired the BGN 80,000 compensation as decided by the Court. After examining the statements, the investigators have discovered misuse of over BGN 75,000, stating that the amount was likely to go up.

The investigators have also interrogated numerous croupiers from local casinos and have established that Gorsov had visited them almost every night, spending hours and huge amounts of money...