In Demyansk sentenced a man who robbed an 88-year-old relative.

The court in Demyansk sentenced a 51-year-old local resident accused of robbing an elderly woman, the press service of the courts of the Novgorod region reported.

The story took place on July 26. The defendant that day pretty drunk and decided to get money to continue the feast. He went to an 88-year-old relative, but she not only refused to lend, but did not let him on the doorstep. The man was not confused, found an unlocked window and climbed inside. The pensioner was outraged and tried to push the uninvited guest back, but in vain.

Once in the house, the guest began to unceremoniously look around in search of easy profit. He noticed in the pocket of the mistress five thousand bills. To get hold of the money, he hit an elderly woman in the head. When she fell, he held her hands with one hand and pulled out the money with the other.

However, at this point, the robber saw through the window that someone was about to enter the house. Frightened, the man ran into the kitchen and threw the bill outside, deciding he would pick it up later when everything settled down. But the plan failed. On the street was the ex-wife of the grandson of the victim, who just noticed how the window flies money. She calmly picked up the bill and waited for the arrival of the police, which was called by the phone frightened pensioner. The police came later.

At the trial, the robber relative fully admitted guilt and sincerely repented, although he decided to refuse to give official testimony, using an article of the Constitution. The court took into account his health problems and active cooperation with the investigation, but did not ignore the fact that the serious crime was committed while intoxicated.

As a result, the man was assigned two years of forced labor with the retention of 5% of salary in the state income. The sentence has not yet entered into force.