Renowned Bulgarian journalist Victoria Marinova raped and beaten to death
A popular journalist from Bulgaria, 30-year-old Victoria Marinova, was reportedly raped and beaten to death, according to authorities. Marinova, who reported on an investigation into alleged corruption involving the European Union, was found dead in a semi-nude state in a park in the Danube town of Ruse on Saturday.
According to the Federation of European Journalists, the journalist had been hit with such force that she was rendered unrecognizable. Reports stated that Marinova is the fourth high-profile journalist to be killed in Europe since the beginning of 2017. The report of her death comes amid the alleged slaying of a Washington Post writer, Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a Saudi national critical of his government, reportedly disappeared after a visit to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish police have claimed that he was tortured and cut into pieces inside the consulate.