Arrested attacker with a knife at a gas station in Kiev

Police detained a man who attacked gas station operator

Police officers of the Dnipro district of the capital detained a man who attacked a gas station operator with a knife. This was reported by the police.

It was established that the offender demanded that the gas station employees fill his bottle with fuel, which is prohibited by the gas station rules. After being refused, he stabbed the 53-year-old gas station operator in the hand. Medics provided assistance to the victim on the spot.

The 20-year-old resident of the Khmelnytskyi region was informed of suspicion of hooliganism (part 4 of article 296 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). He faces 3 to 7 years of imprisonment for his actions.