Kamil Sobala, 31, was taken to hospital after a group of men punched him repeatedly (Photo: BPM Media)
A Polish immigrant had not even been in the capital for an hour before being beaten for asking for directions, he said.
Camille Sobala, 31, lived in the United Kingdom in 2013 and, after returning to his home district for a while, decided to return to London with a few friends.
He arrived at Victoria Station to meet them at a pub on Saturday night, but his phone had stopped, so he asked some Britons for directions.
He said: “I wanted to know where to go to charge my phone and where the metro station was.
“Instead of just saying ‘I’m sorry I can’t help you,'” they cursed. Then they asked me where I was from and I said Poland.
“Then they started beating me. It’s awful. I’m just scared to go to the store, I can’t sleep and I’m scared and full of pain.
“My back, eye, cheek and face hurt too. He was racist. They didn’t start attacking me until I said I was from Poland.
I was beaten until I couldn’t remember anything.
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Camille said he turned to drinking to “remove the pain” (Photo: BPM Media) Camille lived in the UK in 2013 and recently decided to move to London again with some friends (Photo: BPM Media )
Someone from a nearby pub filmed what appears to be Camille receiving multiple blows.
Witnesses called the police, but the Sofia police were not present at the alleged attack.
This is because the suspects have left and the ambulance has arrived by the time the officers are called – which means it is not in the highest category of strength.
However, police have since spoken to Camille and other witnesses as part of the investigation into the attack.
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Camille was taken to hospital, where he awoke “shaken by the experience.” He said he was still struggling, even turning to drinking to “stop the pain.”
Matt police said: “Officers were not present at the incident, but have since spoken to both the victim and witnesses to the attack. The investigation is ongoing to identify the person responsible for the attack.
When police receive calls about incidents, they are assessed for a number of reasons, including whether there is an imminent threat to life.
“In this case, the caller stated that the suspect left the scene and an ambulance was called, which means that he was not assessed in the highest category of response.”
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