In Chernihiv migrant was attacked at temporary residence centre

The police of Chernihiv district are investigating the circumstances of the attack on a migrant, who was stabbed with a knife, in the centre of temporary stay of foreigners and persons without citizenship in Rozsudiv.

As reported by the communications sector of the General Directorate of the National Police in the Chernihiv region to the correspondent of the Human Rights Information Centre, at night on January 26, during the conflict one of the foreigners stabbed another one twice in the chest area.

As added by the police, a quarrel arose between the citizen of Georgia and citizen of Uzbekistan, who were detained in Ukraine for staying without proper documents. The wounded Uzbekistan citizen was hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Ripkynskyi central district hospital. The doctors assessed his condition as stable.

During the inspection of the crime scene of an accident police have seized the crime instrument. The suspect is arrested in accordance to the Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

Information about the incident was included in the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations, criminal proceeding was opened under the Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Murder) and Article 15 of the Criminal Code (Criminal attempt). The pre-trial investigation is continuing.