The victim is in intensive care. The perpetrator faces up to eight years in prison.
According to the employees of the Sambir district police department, on June 15 at around 19:30 on the territory of the Sambir bus station, a conflict arose between two residents of the same territorial community, during which the younger man, aged 37, punched the older man, aged 54, in the face. As a result of the impact, the victim fell on the cobblestones and hit his head, sustaining serious injuries. Now he is in intensive care. Both men were intoxicated.
The perpetrator was detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, and soon the court will choose a preventive measure for him.
According to the fact, the investigators of the territorial division of the police opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 121 (Intentional grievous bodily harm) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a term of five to eight years.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police