In one of the rooms, Evtimiya's 85-year-old husband, Ivan Zdravkov, was sleeping. Kirshveng burst into the room, threatening the old man to give him money or else he would kill him. Zdravkov then took out his wallet and showed that he only had 2 leva left. However, Kirshveng noticed that he had a golden pocket watch, an honorary gift from Zdravkov's service as a volunteer during the Battle of Shipka Pass. When the man fought back, he was killed with the axe. The bloodied Kirshveng then took the watch and a few other items he thought he could sell, put up a sign saying that the shop would be closed for 10 days, and promptly left.