{"id":586481,"date":"2026-05-04T14:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/05\/586481\/a-repeat-offender-stole-a-brushcutter-at-a-gas-station-in-mykolaiv-the-court-sentenced-the-criminal-to-more-than-seven-years-in-prison\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:59:19","slug":"a-repeat-offender-stole-a-brushcutter-at-a-gas-station-in-mykolaiv-the-court-sentenced-the-criminal-to-more-than-seven-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/05\/586481\/a-repeat-offender-stole-a-brushcutter-at-a-gas-station-in-mykolaiv-the-court-sentenced-the-criminal-to-more-than-seven-years-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"A repeat offender stole a brushcutter at a gas station in Mykolaiv \u2014 the court sentenced the criminal to more than seven years in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 4<\/strong>, 2026 the press service of the Central District Court of the city of Mykolaiv<\/strong> reported a sentence for a 33-year-old<\/strong> previously convicted man who was accused of stealing a brushcutter from the territory of a gas station. The verdict in the case was handed down by judge of the Central District Court of Mykolaiv Ivan Dirko<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The court found that the man was near one of the gas stations on Heroes of Ukraine Avenue<\/strong> in Mykolaiv. There he noticed a brushcutter lying on the ground next to the filling station. After making sure that no one was watching him, the man took the tool and left the gas station premises<\/strong>. During the court hearing the defendant admitted his guilt. He said that the station employees were nearby, that he took the brushcutter, walked to the stop, got on a trolleybus and left. Later he sold<\/strong> the tool to an unknown person for one thousand hryvnias.<\/p>\n

When determining the punishment the court took into account information about the defendant. In particular, it noted that the man had been convicted multiple times<\/strong>, is not officially employed and has no children to support.<\/p>\n

The court found the man guilty and sentenced him to five years<\/strong> of imprisonment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At the same time, taking into account Part 4 of Article 70 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine<\/strong>, the final term of the sentence amounted to seven years and three months<\/strong> of imprisonment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This case became another example of how a seemingly minor theft can result, for a person with a criminal past, in an actual long prison term<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Earlier we wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n