a watchtower. It is a two-storey single-nave, single-apse, single-domed building with its sanctuary divided into three parts and a tower over the narthex on the second floor. The first floor was also used as an ossuary. The church itself, with its unique extant 14th-century murals, is on the second floor of the building.

In the wake of the Ottoman conquest of Bulgaria in the late 14th century, the fortress lost its strategic importance and was forsaken. It was last mentioned in 1410 as a hiding place of one of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid's sons, who fought between each other as claimants to the throne.Man gets life in prison for homicide by child abuse in son's death

By Ray Rivera and Live 5 News Web Staff| October 11, 2012 at 3:21 PM EST - Updated June 28 at 9:30 AM

Roger Williams

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Roger and Rodricus Williams

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC (WCSC) - A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being found guilty of homicide by child abuse in the death of his son who was found in a cement-filled trash can.

Roger Williams was found guilty on Thursday of homicide by child abuse and unlawful conduct towards a child for the 2010 death of his son, Rodricus Williams.

During the sentencing hearing, a relative of Rodricus' thanked the judge and said "Rodricus got his day." Rodricus' mother, Shaneka Washington, attempted to make a statement