A man held a knife to a street food worker’s neck and robbed him in Mykolaiv

In Mykolaiv, on the evening of October 21, a man held a knife to a street-food worker’s throat after the worker refused to make him coffee. When the victim managed to break free and leave the premises, the customer took his documents, mobile phone and money. According to police, a 33-year-old local resident was tracked down and detained within an hour of the crime being reported.

An employee of the food establishment contacted the Mykolaiv District Police Department at around 10:00 p.m. Police found out that a customer had asked him to make coffee, but the employee explained that the working day was already over. In response, the man put a knife to his throat. The victim managed to break free, and the customer took advantage of his absence to steal his belongings and flee.

The identity and whereabouts of the suspected offender were established during initial investigative and operational search measures. Specialists from the regional police department’s criminal analysis unit also took part in the effort. The man was found on a city street and detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

During the detention, police recovered the victim’s property. It will be returned to its owner after the necessary investigative procedures.

Under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor’s office, investigators notified the detainee that he was suspected of offences under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• Part 1 of Article 129 — threat to kill.
• Part 4 of Article 185 — theft committed under martial law.
• Part 3 of Article 357 — unlawful appropriation of documents.

The court ordered the suspect to be held in custody as a preventive measure. He faces up to eight years in prison. Investigators are continuing the pre-trial investigation.

Source: Mykolaiv Region Police.

Previously, we reported:

• Taxi driver threatened with a knife, beaten and robbed of his car in Mykolaiv: defendant gets 9 years
• Threatened two cashiers with a knife: serviceman listed as absent without leave robs a gas station in Kyiv
• In Mykolaiv Region, robber takes money and phone at knifepoint
• Held a knife to her throat and took her wallet: 21-year-old Mykolaiv resident on trial for fraud attacks a woman in the street
• In the Korabelnyi district, café customers detain a knife-wielding robber