On Tuesday, December 10, in a flat in Sykhiv, Lviv, a 40-year-old local man fatally stabbed his older brother in the chest. The police have apprehended the suspect in the murder.
According to the Lviv region police, around 8:00 PM, the body of a man showing signs of violent death was discovered in an apartment in one of the buildings on Skoriny Street in Lviv. Investigators found that that evening, a conflict arose between the two brothers, aged 40 and 44, during the consumption of alcoholic beverages, during which the younger brother stabbed the older one in the chest. The victim succumbed to his injuries.
The assailant was apprehended by the police. Investigators have informed him of the suspicion of intentional murder (Part 1, Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The offender faces a prison sentence ranging from seven to 15 years.