Foreign Man Dies During Fatal Police Intervention in a Hungarian Hotel

A man died during a police operation in Sopron. He paid with counterfeit money and then fell ill after being handcuffed - the ambulance was unable to help him.

The man suspected of counterfeiting money was handcuffed, after which he became unwell.

The Győr-Moson-Sopron County Police Headquarters is investigating the circumstances of the case in administrative proceedings. The Sopron Police Headquarters suspects that the crime of counterfeiting ... ...

The 59-year-old Bulgarian citizen, who was arrested by police in Sopron on Friday, May 23, in a hotel, came to the attention of the police because of counterfeiting money. The man fell ill during the operation, and the paramedics were no longer able to save his life. An extraordinary official autopsy determined that there was no connection between the death and the proceedings.

Foreign man dies during fatal police intervention in a Hungarian hotel

An incident in Sopron on 23 May 2025 has drawn national attention after a 59-year-old Bulgarian man died during a police operation related to suspected currency counterfeiting. The case, while still under investigation, comes amid ongoing public debate in Hungary about police conduct and the use of force in recent high-profile deaths. The Sopron incident: Sequence of events Police launched a criminal investigation on 22 May after reports that an…

A tragic incident occurred during a police operation in Sopron, resulting in the death of a Bulgarian man.