A resident of the capital out of jealousy almost killed his rival

A criminal case against a 46-year-old resident of the capital, who is accused of attempted murder with particular cruelty, was sent to the court, the Minsk prosecutor’s office told the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency.

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For a year and a half, the accused cohabited with a 25-year-old girl – together they worked in the capital’s communal organization. The couple rented an apartment in one of the houses of the Leninsky district. One day, a friend confessed to the cavalier that a young colleague shows her attention, offers to live together. They even had a romantic relationship.

In March 2026, cohabitants rested in a restaurant at a corporate party. When the event was over, they went home. At this time, the girl began to write and call 27-year-old fan, demanding the number of the opponent. Without foreseeing anything wrong, she made contact.

The young man, who was also drunk, called the defendant, began to find out about him, and then by taxi came to their house to “talk”. There was a fight between the men. It was established that the accused inflicted at least 39 blows on the opponent with a knife and other objects that have a sharp cutting edge or end in their structure, repeatedly hitting the face and neck. Also, the defendant about 38 times hit the opponent with his hands and feet on the head and torso, pressed his fingers on his eyes.

The attacker then called the 102 line. He was arrested and the victim was taken away by an ambulance. Only thanks to the timely provision of qualified medical care, he managed to survive.

A criminal case was opened against a resident of the capital.

- The accused is employed as a plumber in a communal organization, divorced, has a minor daughter, previously had problems with the law - the conviction has been extinguished, Marina Dalinkevich, senior prosecutor of the Minsk Prosecutor's Office for Supervision of the Enforcement of Legislation, commented on the report. He was charged with attempted unlawful deprivation of life of another person (murder), committed with special cruelty, that is, in a crime under Part 1 of Article 14, Paragraph 6 of Part 2 of Article 139 of the Criminal Code, the sanction of which is imprisonment for a term of 8 to 25 years, or life imprisonment, or the death penalty. The citizen did not admit guilt - insists that he had no intention to kill the victim.

A preventive measure of detention has been applied against the accused.