In Kyiv, a serviceman absent without leave was detained for killing a friend at a children's playground
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In the Shevchenkivskyi District, a 33-year-old serviceman absent without leave was detained. He is suspected of fatally stabbing his friend after an argument.
In Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District, police detained a 33-year-old serviceman who was absent without leave and is suspected of murdering his 44-year-old acquaintance. The Kyiv police reported this, UNN writes.
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According to the investigation, the men were drinking alcohol together at a children’s playground, where an argument broke out between them. After that, the suspect went home, took a knife, and returned to the scene.
Law enforcement officers said that the man stabbed his acquaintance in the heart. The 44-year-old Kyiv resident died at the scene from his injuries.
Afterward, the suspect hid at various addresses, renting apartments on a daily basis. Police established his whereabouts and detained him.
According to police, the detainee is a serviceman who is absent without leave. He faces up to 15 years in prison for the offense.