Former policeman gets 10 year sentence for killing of US citizen

The Prague Municipal Court has sentenced former policeman Milan Pavlis to ten years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a US citizen in Prague earlier this year. The incident took place on January 30. The victim, 44-year-old Mike Murray of the US, was spending the night in a parked vehicle near Prague’s Sazka stadium, when he and his assailant, an officer with the municipal police at the time, became involved in a fracas that was witnessed by nearby residents. The officer stabbed Mr Murray three times, once in the chest. Investigators found the suspect had been drinking heavily. Mr Pavlis, meanwhile, can still appeal the ruling.

Author: Jan Velinger