Criminal Charged with Serious Bodily Harm
Investigators have completed the pre-trial investigation and sent the indictment to court against the accused of causing serious bodily harm. He faces up to eight years in prison.
This was reported by the police.
The incident occurred in September last year in Odessa. During the investigation, it was established that a 67-year-old resident of Mykolaiv region, having missed his train, decided to spend the night in a high-rise building where apartments were rented.
By mistake, he knocked on the door of a 31-year-old local resident. When the homeowner answered, a dispute arose about why the stranger was on private property.
The verbal conflict escalated into a fight, during which the younger man assaulted the elderly visitor. The victim lost consciousness, and the attacker pushed him against a fence and continued to strike before fleeing.
A bus station security guard discovered the injured man and alerted the police. Medics transported the victim to the hospital with serious injuries, including a traumatic brain injury and multiple contusions. A forensic examination confirmed that the injuries were life-threatening. The perpetrator was apprehended by police operatives the next morning.
“The offender was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and was placed in custody at our request. After gathering sufficient evidence, we charged him under part 1 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding intentional infliction of serious bodily harm. The indictment has been sent to court,” said investigator Valeria Buliga. The investigation was conducted under the supervision of the Primorsky District Prosecutor's Office of Odessa.