The man, who was beaten by a 19-year-old caroler, has died

Investigators re-classifed the criminal proceeding from Part 1 to Part 2 of Art.121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, initiated over infliction of grievous bodily harm to a driver on January 7 in Irshava district. Unfortunately, the 40-year-old victim died on the weekend…

Recall that in the evening on January 7, the tragedy caused by alcohol occurred in the village of Verkhya Roztoka in Irshava district. 40-year-old resident of the village of Mala Roztoka and his wife were returning home from a nearby village.

On the way, they met carolers who were walking on the roadway. The driver stopped and reprimanded them. One of the carolers, a 19-year-old resident of the village of Horbok, while being intoxicated, hit the driver on the head with a wooden stick and broke his skull.

Last weekend the victim died in a hospital. Therefore, investigators re-classifed the criminal proceeding from Part 1 to Part 2 of Art.121 (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm that caused the death of the victim) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

By the decision of Irshava Court, a pre-trial restraint in the form of detention was imposed on the young man. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

The pre-trial investigation of the case continues.

                                                Department of Communications

 of Transcarpathian Regional Police