In the restroom of the capital shopping center, men staged a fight - one of them faces up to 8 years in prison

A criminal case against a 35-year-old previously unconvicted citizen who is accused of intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm was sent to the court, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency was told in the Oktyabrsky district prosecutor’s office.

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In the morning in the mall bathroom on the street. Bobruiska between the two men there was a conflict, in the midst of which the defendant inflicted on the opponent at least seven blows with his hands in the chest.

The victim was taken to hospital. According to the expert, he suffered serious bodily harm on the grounds of danger to life. The identity of the suspect was established, a criminal case was opened against him.

“The citizen was not previously brought to criminal responsibility,” commented Yuri Sovlovets, Deputy Prosecutor of the Oktyabrsky District. He was charged with a crime under Part 1 of Art. 147 of the Criminal Code (“Intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm”), the sanction of which is restriction of liberty for a term of 3 to 5 years or imprisonment for a term of 3 to 8 years. A preventive measure in the form of a personal guarantee was applied against the accused.