In the town of Sheptytskyi, a 44-year-old resident of the district centre is to stand trial, accused of hooliganism involving the use of a bladed weapon. According to the investigation, he stabbed a passer-by, an offence for which he faces between three and seven years’ imprisonment.
The incident took place on 20 May at around 00:40 on Stepana Bandery Street in Sheptytskyi. According to law enforcement officers, the accused provoked a conflict with a 38-year-old resident of the district centre, during which he stabbed him in the leg.
Doctors diagnosed the victim with a deep incised wound to the upper third of the thigh. Police located the suspect and detained him under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings initiated under the procedural supervision of the Sheptytskyi District Prosecutor’s Office under Part 4 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (hooliganism) has been completed. The indictment has been sent to court, which will decide on the sentence.
The information was provided by the Sheptytskyi District Police Department.