Psychiatrists tell court Trajko Bojkovski was calculating but showed psychopathic traits

The trial of the accused serial killer Trajko Bojkovski continued in Kumanovo, where three psychiatrists who examined him for weeks presented their findings before the Basic Court in Kumanovo.

The experts concluded in written reports that the accused was calculating. The court-appointed defense lawyer asked the court to order a measure under which Bojkovski would be placed and treated in a psychiatric institution instead of being sent to prison, arguing there is a danger of the crime being repeated.

Psychiatric findings and the prosecution's stance

In their conclusion the doctors determined that Bojkovski displayed psychopathic characteristics, had uncontrolled sexual and necrophilic impulses, did not feel remorse and showed no empathy toward his victims. Prosecutors opposed the defense request, stressing that the experts also found the accused to be calculating and aware of his actions.

Boqkovski is charged with four murders and two attempted murders. The killings were driven by hatred of women and had necrophilic motives: according to the indictment he killed and then sexually assaulted the dead. Three of the victims were elderly and one was younger. All murders and assaults were allegedly committed within the span of one year, and the doctors never sought an autopsy.

Two Kumanovo medical examiners face a criminal complaint; their case was taken over by the prosecutor’s office in Skopje at the request of the Kumanovo prosecutor. At a previous hearing two elderly women who survived Bojkovski’s violence gave emotional testimony in court, recounting the trauma they endured with shame and fear.

Biljana Nikolovska

Photo: press material from the event