The double murder in Blagoevgrad was allegedly committed by the son of the two victims

Blagoevgrad District Prosecutor's Office provided further details about last night’s double murder in the city.

The bodies of a 60-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman were found in an apartment in a block of flats in Alen Mak neighbourhood.

Pre-trial proceedings have been opened and, on the basis of the evidence gathered so far, the supervising prosecutor has established that their 23-year-old son committed the murders and then set fire to the apartment to destroy any evidence of the crime.

If found guilty, the law provides for a sentence of 15 to 20 years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or life imprisonment without parole.

At the moment, the perpetrator has been detained for 72 hours and a request for a remand is to be submitted.

The murder weapon is thought to have been a tool for removal of nails from wood, the handle of which was burnt in the fire.

The alleged offender exercised his right of silence.