Mayor Vasile Sevestrean of Bucerdea Grânoasă found dead in his home
Mayor Vasile Sevestrean, 56, was discovered hanging in the attic of his house in the commune of Bucerdea Grânoasă, Alba County, on 30 July. His wife found him and alerted emergency services; medical personnel and police arrived but could only confirm his death.
Preliminary police findings reported no signs of violence on the body. The deceased was taken to the Alba County forensic service for an autopsy, and investigators opened a criminal case for culpable homicide (negligent homicide). Sevestrean was serving his first term after being elected on the AUR party ticket. This tragedy follows, within two years, the accidental death of a former mayor of the same locality.
The local community expressed shock and grief, and the mayor’s death triggered standard legal procedures for a municipal vacancy.
Entities: AUR · Alba County · Bucerdea Grânoasă · Vasile Sevestrean
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Preliminary investigation found no signs of violence or third‑party involvement. (f88db18f-ce9b-4f20-af07-85413ace876e, ce95ca53-380b-4a2a-a29f-e4d4c08908c6, 3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Authorities opened a criminal case for involuntary manslaughter. (f88db18f-ce9b-4f20-af07-85413ace876e, ce95ca53-380b-4a2a-a29f-e4d4c08908c6, 3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Police and medical teams declared death at the scene and transferred the body to the forensic service for autopsy. (f88db18f-ce9b-4f20-af07-85413ace876e, ce95ca53-380b-4a2a-a29f-e4d4c08908c6, 3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [● 3 SOURCES] An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death. (f88db18f-ce9b-4f20-af07-85413ace876e, ce95ca53-380b-4a2a-a29f-e4d4c08908c6, 3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [● 3 SOURCES] He was found hanging in the attic of his house by his wife. (f88db18f-ce9b-4f20-af07-85413ace876e, ce95ca53-380b-4a2a-a29f-e4d4c08908c6, 3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Vasile Sevestrean, mayor of Bucerdea Grânoasă, was found dead on 30 July 2026. (f88db18f-ce9b-4f20-af07-85413ace876e, ce95ca53-380b-4a2a-a29f-e4d4c08908c6, 3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The incident follows a previous accidental death of the former mayor of the same commune and a similar suicide of a mayor in Vințu de Jos. (3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Sevestrean was 56 years old and serving his first term after being elected on the AUR party ticket. (f88db18f-ce9b-4f20-af07-85413ace876e, ce95ca53-380b-4a2a-a29f-e4d4c08908c6, 3235b14d-7ccd-4dc7-822d-868174deb356)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Emergency medical personnel and police arrived but could only confirm his death.
- [● 3 SOURCES] He was 56 years old and serving his first term after being elected on the AUR party ticket.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Preliminary police findings reported no signs of violence on the body.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Vasile Sevestrean, mayor of Bucerdea Grânoasă, was found dead on 30 July in the attic of his house.