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The trial of a 48-year-old man accused of murdering his friend with an axe and then burning the body begins on October 23 at the Sibiu Tribunal. The defendant, identified as M.Z., faces charges of qualified murder and corpse desecration. Prosecutors allege that the murder was premeditated, and the case has progressed since the initial investigation in July. The victim, a 60-year-old man, was attacked in his home, and the defendant later confessed to the crime. Three civil parties are involved in the case, seeking damages. The defendant remains in preventive custody until the trial concludes.