Court arrests two accused of attacking teenagers at southern bus station
Leninsky district court of Yekaterinburg has elected a preventive measure against two men accused of attacking minors
The Leninsky district court of Yekaterinburg chose a preventive measure against two men accused of assaulting minors. 49-year-old Alexander Shcherbakov was detained, and later his alleged accomplice, 47-year-old Denis Zagvozdin. Both will remain in custody until January 7, 2027 inclusive. This is reported by the press service of the courts of the Sverdlovsk region.
Shcherbakov is charged under Part 2 of Art. 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Hooliganism committed by a group of persons”). According to the investigation, on the evening of November 7, at the bus stop “Southern Bus Station” (March 8 St.), men, due to a minor reason, used physical violence against three 14-year-old teenagers.
The court rulings have not yet come into force - the parties can appeal them within three days.
Earlier, “MK-Ural” wrote that the Prosecutor’s office of Yekaterinburg organized a check on media reports about the infliction of injuries to adolescents with disabilities. According to a video circulated in the media, a group of men near the South Bus Station stop in Yekaterinburg struck teenagers with disabilities on different parts of the body, causing injuries. The incident was caught on CCTV.
