In the Kharkiv region, a 44-year-old man will be tried for the murder of his bedridden cohabiting partner
The investigation is complete: the incident occurred in March in the Novopokrovska community, and the 42-year-old victim was immobilized by a hip plaster cast
In Kharkiv Oblast, a 44-year-old man will stand trial, accused of the fatal beating of his live-in partner within the Novopokrovska community in March; the woman, because of a plaster cast on the hip area, was bedridden and could not defend herself.
The police reported that the pre-trial investigation has been completed and the indictment has been sent to court.
According to the investigation, a conflict occurred between the suspect and the 42-year-old victim, during which the man inflicted numerous blows on her, and the woman, immobilized by the cast, had no opportunity either to fight back or to avoid the violence.
After the incident the partners went to sleep, but in the morning the victim did not wake up, and an examination determined that death resulted from the sustained injuries.
Law enforcement detained the man under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and notified him of suspicion under paragraph 13 of part 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The proceedings have now been referred to court: the sanction of the alleged article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 10 to 15 years or life imprisonment.
Previously we wrote:
- “Kvadrat”, who shot a young father in Korabelny, may be released on bail: court softened its decision
- “How much is the life of your children worth?” — man killed his partner’s two-year-old son
- Beaten to death: a farmer on his property was killed and the perpetrators fled with millions — two suspects face life imprisonment
- Korabelny District Court fined a man 340 hryvnias for domestic violence
- Instead of words of love — humiliation: court sentenced a domestic tyrant to 6 years
