In Polotsk, a pensioner avenged a neighbor for calling an ambulance and set fire to the house – in the UK told the details

The Office of the Investigative Committee for the Vitebsk region established the circumstances of murder and intentional destruction and damage to other people's property in Polotsk. This was reported in the press service of the UK, writes sb.by.

According to the investigation, on April 28, the Ministry of Emergency Situations received a message about the fire of a building in Polotsk belonging to the Belarusian Orthodox Church. While extinguishing the fire, rescuers found a 64-year-old woman with no signs of life inside the building.

During the investigation, it was established that three women lived in the burnt-out house. On the day of the incident, one of them went to work, while her neighbor and a 70-year-old woman were left in the room. Being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, the pensioner poured combustible liquid on the living room, corridor and porch, and then set them on fire. After making sure the fire spread, she left the scene.

“The result of the illegal actions of the pensioner was the death of a 64-year-old woman, as well as the destruction and damage of someone else’s property totaling more than 54.8 thousand rubles,” the Investigative Committee said. After the arrest, the woman explained to the investigator that the motive for her action was offense. In early April, due to alcohol consumption, a neighbor called her an ambulance, and the defendant was hospitalized in a health care facility. That fact angered the woman.”.

As part of the investigation of the criminal case, a set of expert studies was appointed. Forensic medical examination found that the death of the victim occurred at the scene as a result of thermoinhalation injury. According to the conclusion of the fire-technical expertise, the cause of the fire was arson: in the area of the fire, the remains of the initiators of the combustion - combustible liquid - were found.

The forensic psychiatric examination showed that during the commission of the crime, the accused could fully understand the significance of her actions and direct them. However, she was diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome.

According to the results of the investigation, the 70-year-old pensioner was charged under Part 3 of Art. 218 (deliberate destruction and damage to someone else's property, committed in a generally dangerous way, resulting in damage on an especially large scale) and under para. 5, 6 part 2 of article 139 (murder committed in a generally dangerous way, with special cruelty) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus. With the sanction of the prosecutor, a preventive measure in the form of detention was applied to her.

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