Set relatives on fire: an attacker who killed his mother during a family conflict was detained in Kyiv region
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A 57-year-old man was detained in Kyiv region, who, during a conflict, doused his 76-year-old mother and 54-year-old brother with a flammable substance and set them on fire. The woman died in the hospital from her burns.
A conflict arose between the perpetrator and his 54-year-old brother, and their mother intervened. The man retaliated by pouring a bottle of flammable substance on his relatives and setting them on fire.
Reports UNN with reference to Kyiv Region Police.
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In Obukhiv district, a 57-year-old man was detained who, during a conflict, doused his relatives with a flammable substance and set them on fire.
Police received information about the incident on July 13.
According to medics, a man and a woman sustained burns in the yard of one of the households in Vasylkiv.
Law enforcement officers established:
- a conflict arose between the perpetrator and his 54-year-old brother;
- the mother intervened in the situation, defending her younger son;
- to get revenge on his relatives, the assailant took a bottle with a flammable substance.
The perpetrator doused his relatives and set them on fire with a lighter. After committing the act, the man fled the scene.
The victims were taken to a medical facility. Medics diagnosed the woman and her son with burns of various degrees.
The 76-year-old woman died in the hospital from her injuries.
The detainee faces up to 15 years in prison.
Recall
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