Murder of a teenager at a funicular station in Kyiv: a law enforcement officer was served a notice of suspicion

Murder of a teenager at a funicular station in Kyiv: a law enforcement officer was served a notice of suspicion

Kyiv  •  UNN

April 8 2024, 05:17 PM • 85570 views

A law enforcement officer has been notified of suspicion of premeditated murder after he pushed a teenager who fell and died at a funicular station in Kyiv.

A law enforcement officer who killed a teenager at a funicular station in Kyiv has been served with a notice of suspicion, UNN reports citing the State Bureau of Investigation.

...was served a notice of suspicion of premeditated murder (Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The sanction of the article provides for a sentence of up to 15 years in prison. Investigative actions are ongoing. SBI officers will ask the court to impose on him a preventive measure in the form of detention 

- the statement said.

Details

On April 7, a conflict arose at the station of the capital's funicular between a man who serves as a driver in the State Protection Department and a minor. After getting out of the car at the upper station, the law enforcement officer pushed the teenager. He fell, smashed his head against the glass, and suffered a fatal cut to his neck.

The minor died at the scene.

The detained law enforcement officer has already been suspended from duty. His command is providing full assistance in conducting urgent investigative actions.