In Primorye, a conscript received a four-year suspended sentence for attempting to murder an acquaintance.
The Pogranichny District Court of Primorsky Krai heard a criminal case against a conscript who stabbed his drinking buddy several times. This occurred last September.
According to a post on Online During the trial, the victim spoke rudely to the defendant and attempted to strike him with her fists. In response, the man took a knife "and began stabbing him all over, including his torso and legs, causing serious bodily harm."
At the court hearing, the man admitted his guilt, explaining that he hadn't had time to apologize to the victim because he was mobilized. He has now returned home from Ukraine, where he was treated in a military hospital for his injuries, and is now awaiting another flight "to depart for a special operation." He intends to fully compensate the victim for the damages caused by the crime, including medical expenses and emotional distress, and to apologize to her.
The court did not explain how the defendant was mobilized and able to leave Russia before the investigation was completed. However, it was stated that at the time of sentencing, the defendant was in pretrial detention, where he was placed "for violating a preventive measure in the form of a travel ban."
Judge Natalya Kirsanova found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to four years' probation, with a probationary period of four years, during which he must correct his behavior. Mitigating circumstances included the defendant's confession, remorse, the victim's unlawful behavior, and the fact that he called an ambulance.
In addition, the presence of wounds received in the war in Ukraine, as well as the status of a combat veteran, were taken into account.
According to the court file, the criminal case was heard against a certain Leonid Rostovtsev. The court's website also states that a person with the same initials was convicted in 2013. judged for theft. But the criminal case was dismissed due to reconciliation between the parties.
Yesterday, November 16, in St. Petersburg, for seven years sentenced Artist Sasha Skochilenko for replacing price tags in a store with facts about the actions of the Russian army.