In Berehovo district drunken man’s sister-in-law happened to come in the heat of the moment

Berehovo police department received a call from 27-year-old resident of one of the villages of Berehovo district. The woman complained about her brother-in-law who beat her.
 
The head of the family came back home drunk. When he met his wife in the courtyard, they started to quarrel. Her sister who just came to visit them started to defend her. Drunken man did not like it and he accused his guest in his family troubles, struck the girl and pushed her down the stairs. As a result she injured her knee.
 
Upon this fact criminal proceedings under Part 1 of the Art.125 (intentional minor bodily harm) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine have been initiated. The maximum penalty for committing the crime specified under the relevant article is corrective labor for up to one year.