The Kyiv court will decide on the issue of compulsory treatment of a woman suspected of desecrating the graves of fallen soldiers - in particular, Dmytro Kotsyubailo, call sign "Da Vinci," Pavlo Petrychenko and Andriy Pilshchikov, call sign "Juice" - on the territory of the Askold's Grave tract, the Kyiv Main Police Department reported on Wednesday, UNN reports.
Details
"Investigators sent a petition to the court to apply compulsory medical measures to the suspect in the form of hospitalization in a specialized institution," the Kyiv police said.
According to the police, an earlier forensic psychiatric examination found that the suspect had certain health disorders, was under medical observation, and due to her condition at the time of the crime could not realize and control her actions.
"Pending a court decision, she will be held in a medical institution providing psychiatric care," the police said.
Case summary
A 61-year-old local resident is suspected of vandalizing the graves of fallen Ukrainian defenders Dmytro Kotsyubaylo, codenamed "Da Vinci," Pavlo Petrychenko and Andriy Pylshchykov, codenamed "Juice," at night in June this year. Then the perpetrator, with hooligan motives, struck the gravesites with a stick more than 20 times, broke portraits and smashed lamps.