40-year-old man under suspicion: investigation into violence and the brutal murder of an 11-year-old boy

In Dnipro, law enforcement is investigating the brutal murder of an 11-year-old boy, whose body was found in an abandoned building. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

According to the investigation, the child’s body was found on May 28, 2026 at about 10:00. The boy showed signs of a violent death, bodily injuries, and his hands were tied. During investigative and operational actions, law enforcement officers identified and detained a 40-year-old man. Preliminary information indicates that he was an acquaintance of the victim. According to the prosecutor’s office, the detainee reported that on May 27 at about 12:30 he committed sexual violence against the minor, after which he strangled the child. The boy had been considered missing since the evening of May 26.

Under the procedural guidance of the Left-Bank District Prosecutor’s Office of the city of Dnipro, a notice of suspicion is being prepared for the intentional murder of a minor – para.2 part 2 Art.115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Currently the leadership of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the Left-Bank District Prosecutor’s Office of the city of Dnipro, juvenile prosecutors and law enforcement officers are working at the scene. They are establishing all the circumstances of the crime.

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