A 23-year-old teacher has been detained in Vinnytsia Oblast, who is allegedly involved in the murder of two of his students.

In Sharhorod, Vinnytsia region, a 23-year-old former teacher was detained, who is likely involved in the murder of two students of a local lyceum. The man inflicted stab wounds to the teenagers' necks, from which they died while receiving medical care. An investigation has been launched, and a notice of suspicion is being prepared for the perpetrator, the Prosecutor General's Office reported, writes UNN.

Under the procedural guidance of prosecutors of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into the intentional murder of two schoolchildren of the Sharhorod Lyceum (p.1 art. 2 art. 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)

As stated, the tragedy occurred on the morning of September 10 in Sharhorod, Zhmerynka district, Vinnytsia region. Waiting for the children who were going to school, the attacker suddenly attacked the teenagers, inflicting stab wounds to their necks. The children died from their injuries while receiving emergency medical care. The man fled the scene.

"The alleged perpetrator, who committed the audacious murder of two teenagers, has been detained. He turned out to be a local resident born in 2002, their former teacher. Urgent investigative actions are currently underway. A notice of suspicion and a motion for the application of a preventive measure in the form of detention to the suspect are being prepared," the prosecutors added.