Polish court arrests Ukrainian in case of attack on monastery

The court of the Polish city of Yaroslav has arrested 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen Igor M. in the case of an attack on a Benedictine monastery, where a priest died and four others were injured, RMF24 reports.

He is remanded in custody until December 23. Given the mental state of the suspect, he will be placed in a hospital with enhanced security, and not in a pretrial detention center. The man was not present at the court hearing.

The attack took place on September 24. According to investigators, the Ukrainian armed himself with a knife on the territory of the monastery and wounded five people. One of the priests died.

The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the Ukrainian citizenship of the suspect and said that the guilty should be held accountable, writes Suspilne. Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasily Bodnar said that the man had previously lived in Germany and tried to leave for Ukraine before the attack, but could not cross the border due to lack of insurance.

After the attack, Yaroslav authorities stepped up security measures in schools, state institutions and parishes. The suspect was arrested on the day of the incident.