A 21-year-old man set fire to a bank branch in Mykolaiv

Late in the evening of October 18, a bank branch was set on fire in one of Mykolaiv’s residential districts. The financial institution was damaged. Emergency Service personnel extinguished the fire and reported the arson to the police. According to law enforcement, a 21-year-old local resident was involved in the crime and was detained nearby.

The following officers arrived at the scene immediately:

• patrol police officers;
• an investigative team from Police Station No. 1 of the Mykolaiv District Police Department;
• operatives.

Investigators documented the damage to the bank premises. They collected fire debris and other physical evidence at the scene.

During initial investigative and operational measures, law enforcement established the young Mykolaiv resident’s involvement in the arson. Patrol officers found him near the scene of the crime. The man was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, and his mobile phone was seized. All seized items and materials were sent for forensic examination.

Under the procedural guidance of the Mykolaiv City District Prosecutor’s Office, investigators notified the detainee that he was suspected of committing an offense under Part 2 of Article 194 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — intentional damage to property by arson. The maximum penalty is up to 10 years in prison.

According to the police, the court imposed a preventive measure on the suspect: overnight house arrest.

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. Law enforcement is establishing all the circumstances and causes of the crime, the motive for the arson, and whether other people may have been involved.

Source: Mykolaiv Region Police.

We previously reported:

• They botched an arson attack on Ukrposhta — off to training courses: a strange ruling by the Korabelnyi Court
• Mykolaiv region resident sets store on fire after being refused alcohol on credit
• He “turned in” a woman and set a bank on fire in Mykolaiv: young man thought he was acting on SBU instructions
• Nighttime arson in central Mykolaiv: bank nearly burned down completely
• 18-year-old Mykolaiv resident set the Korabelnyi District Court on fire on a “handler’s” orders