During drinking, a conflict arose between them, during which a 21-year-old resident of one of the villages of the district stabbed a 52-year-old fellow resident twice in the neck with a knife. The injured man died at the scene from his injuries.
Today, May 29, the police received a report from a 50-year-old resident of the Lviv district that he had discovered the body of an acquaintance in his house.
At the scene of the incident, the employees of the investigative department and criminalists of the police of the Lviv region worked, as well as operatives of the criminal police and investigators of the police department No. 3 of the Lviv district police department.
Law enforcement officers found the body of a man with signs of violent death in the house and identified the deceased, the 52-year-old owner of the house. It was also established that his godson, a 21-year-old local resident, with whom the victim had been drinking alcohol the day before, was involved in the man’s murder. A conflict arose between them, during which the godfather stabbed the owner twice in the neck.
As a result of his injuries, the victim died at the scene.
Law enforcement officers detained the perpetrator in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
According to the fact, the investigators opened criminal proceedings under part 1 of Art. 115 (Intentional murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a term of ten to fifteen years or life imprisonment.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police