The Bulgarian broke into the apartments on Werdertorgasse on December 24, 2025, by prying open the door or the terrace door. He managed to make off with loot in three burglaries, while two remained attempts. The 44-year-old admitted to breaking in, as his DNA was found everywhere. However, he vehemently denied having made so much loot in the penthouse. According to the indictment, the chauffeur working in Bratislava is said to have transported 60 handbags, including several Hermes bags, and ten fur coats in the four suitcases.

For defense attorney Nikolaus Rast, an impossible undertaking. For the amount of loot, his client would have had to ride the elevator up and down multiple times and flee with a car. A vase was also listed by the 28-year-old penthouse resident. „What burglar steals a vase?“ the defense attorney pointed out, noting that such an item is quite unwieldy to transport. „It was a designer piece by Louis Vuitton, which only looks like a vase,“ said the burglary victim. Many items were gifts or heirlooms. She stated the purchase price of the stolen items as the damage. The Hermes bags, for example, had even increased in value, said the young woman, who appeared in court as a witness with a Chanel bag. The previously unblemished Bulgarian said he estimates the damage at around 200,000 euros. For the entire loot from all three completed burglaries, he received 55,000 euros.

The family man remained tight-lipped about details. The Bulgarian did not say where he sold the items, whether he was acting on someone’s behalf, whether he acted alone or had accomplices. To detailed questions, he mostly responded: „I don’t want to say anything about that.“ He now has to pay the victims and the insurance a total of around 435,000 euros in damages. The 44-year-old accepted the verdict, and the prosecutor made no statement.

(APA/Red.)

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