A Malefactor to be Prosecuted in Lviv Region for Double Homicide and Theft
In one of the villages in the Sheptytsky District, he shot a wife and her husband with a hunting rifle, seized a wallet with money, and fled the scene in their vehicle. The maximum penalty the accused faces is life imprisonment.
Details of the Crime
The murders were committed on the evening of October 3. Initially, the perpetrator shot the 48-year-old wife of the farm owner who was in the house, then waited until her 51-year-old husband returned home and shot him in the yard of the household.
Subsequently, the killer seized the victim’s wallet containing cash in various currencies amounting to about 30,000 hryvnias and fled the scene in a SsangYong car belonging to the murdered man.
Investigation and Arrest
All services and units of the Sheptytsky District Police Department and the police of Lviv region were involved in solving the crime and capturing the fugitive, conducting a special police operation.
Through conducted measures, law enforcement officers established the whereabouts of the offender, a 36-year-old resident of the district, and detained him under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. By court decision, he is in custody.
It was also established that the murder weapon, a hunting rifle, was stolen by the detainee a few days earlier from another resident of the village.
Pre-trial investigations in criminal proceedings opened under Part 4 of Article 185 (Theft) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, Part 4 of Article 187 (Robbery) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, points 1, 6 of Part 2 of Article 115 (Intentional Murder of Two Persons, Committed for Lucrative Motives) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and Part 2 of Article 289 (Illegal Seizure of a Vehicle) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, are completed. Indictments have been sent to the court for consideration.
The maximum penalty the accused faces is life imprisonment.