Thursday’s hearing in the frames of the Kochani fire trial saw Dejan Nikolov, owner of an auto repair shop located to the Pulse facility, testify. In his testimony, he said he’d been using a gardening hose to try to help girls that had been stuck in restrooms.
Also, the witness described the Pulse nightclub as a “deadly trap” with walled windows and overcrowded with guests. In addition, Nikolov stated that he’d previously asked the owner, Dejan Jovanov, why he locked the backdoor.
Jovanov, who’s among the defendants, stated that that was done to prevent people getting in without a ticket, according to the testimony.
Also on Thursday, regarding the demands by parents of those killed for a new process to determine whether the kids died of inhaling hydrogen cyanide, the Prosecutor’s Office said the presence of that had been determined also through the autopsy and other evidence. The Office also pointed out there was no reason for additional autopsies or an exhumation process.