Law, crime

In Lviv, a Man Assaults Foreigner: Police Arrest Suspect

Following a sudden conflict on 15 May around 19:00 on Kubiyovycha Street in Lviv, a 29-year-old man from the Dnipropetrovsk region brutally assaulted a 30-year-old foreigner. Doctors hospitalised the victim with serious bodily injuries.

Operatives and investigative units of the Lviv District Police Department, in collaboration with the Lviv Region Police Criminal Analysis Department, swiftly investigated the incident. They tracked down the suspect using recordings from the ‘Safe Lviv Region’ system and detained him.

The man was informed of the suspicion of committing a criminal offence according to part 1 of article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He faces imprisonment for a term of five to eight years. A pre-trial investigation is currently underway.