Beatings of a pupil of one of the educational and rehabilitation centres of Lviv region – educator is served a notice of suspicion
Under the procedural supervision of juvenile prosecutors of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a 47-year-old teacher of an educational and rehabilitation centre was served a notice of suspicion. She is charged with intentional beatings and other violent acts that caused physical pain to a minor (Part 1 of Article 126 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the educator, while in her office at her place of work, beat a student of the educational and rehabilitation centre.
Preliminarily, a sudden conflict arose between them, during which the suspect struck the victim about ten times with an object similar to a pointer.
After that, the girl defended herself and knocked the object she had been beaten with out of her hands. However, the woman did not stop there and pushed the student onto the sofa, where she continued to beat the child with her palm.
As a result of these actions, the victim suffered physical pain.
The investigation is ongoing. The woman has now been suspended from duty.
The pre-trial investigation is being carried out by the Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv Oblast.
Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person shall be presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt is proved by law and established by a court verdict of guilty.
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