A local resident who is in custody faces a penalty of up to fifteen years of imprisonment for the crime.
As the law enforcement officers established, on January 29, in one of the apartments on Hrushevsky Street in Drohobych during the birthday celebration of a 65-year-old local resident, a sudden conflict arose between her and her 58-year-old roommate, during which he inflicted fifteen knife wounds on the woman in the chest The victim died at the scene from his injuries.
The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings opened under Part 1 of Article 115 (Intentional murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has been completed, the indictment has been sent to the court for consideration.
For the crime committed, the accused is liable to imprisonment for a term of seven to fifteen years.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police