Tragedy in Kocan where 59 people died, wife and daughter of the discotheque owner are arrested

Northern Macedonia police have arrested the wife and daughter of discotheque owner “Puls”, Dejan Jovanov Deko. Five phones have also been confiscated.

Police have conducted raids on yet another facility owned by disco owner “Puls” and entered for control at the Cocan State Market Inspectorate offices, while the owner of the discotheque “Puls” is located in a Lithuania hospital.

He's one of four patients being treated in this country. Meanwhile, the total number of suspects for the fire that caused the tragedy at the “Puls” discotheque in Kocan has reached 34 people and an investigative procedure has been opened against 27 individuals and three legal persons, following the first investigations involving seven police officers from SPB Stip and Kocan.

Currently, charges have been filed for criminal acts <x0 heavily against general security” and for “causing general risk”.

The investigation into the case in Kocan is conducted by 11 prosecutors from Skopje, Kocani and Staff.

We remember that the tragic event occurred in the early hours of March 16th, over 650 people, mostly young, were having fun at the Puls discotheque in Kocan, where during the performance of the popular band DNK, suddenly a large fire broke out, causing 59 people to lose their lives, and over 190 others were injured, even some of them still in serious health. /euronews/ Periscope.