Georgi Semerdzhiev
Bulgarian footballer
Georgi Semerdzhiev (Bulgarian: Георги Семерджиев) (born 8 August 1986) is a former Bulgarian footballer, and a convicted criminal. He is currently serving 20 years in prison for double vehicular homicide.
Criminal record
On July 5, 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, while on drugs, Semerdzhiev was going over the speed limit in a SUV with fake license plates and with no driver's license. He ran a red light, hitting a taxi and killing two women, aged 21 and 26, on the sidewalk. He fled the scene but was arrested on the next day in an apartment a few hundred meters from the car accident. Semerdzhiev has a criminal record. On the 21.04.23 the Sofia City Court sentenced him to 20 years in prison and 850k leva (425k €) fine. In 2020 he was also investigated for participating in an illegal sports betting scheme. There are also reports that he was involved in the distribution of drugs.
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