On January 22, a court ordered a 16-year-old teenager, suspected of torturing and extorting money from a 12-year-old child in Bila Tserkva, to spend two months in custody without bail.
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- A 16-year-old teenager is suspected of torturing and extorting money from a 12-year-old child in Bila Tserkva.
- The court has chosen a preventive measure for a minor for committing torture, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
- Law enforcement officers have identified 10 participants in the conflict, all personal data has been identified and taken under control.
- The children involved in the case are not currently the subjects of a criminal offense, but the necessary investigative procedures are being carried out.
- The investigation is complicated by the minor age of the participants, but the police are working to establish all the circumstances and those involved in the events.
Court orders preventive measure for minor for torturing 12-year-old
It was previously reported that the young man was suspected of torture and extortion (Part 4 of Article 189, Part 1 of Article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
During the investigation, law enforcement officers changed the qualification of the actions of all persons involved in the incident. Their actions are currently being investigated under the article that provides for torture committed by a group of persons in a prior conspiracy (Part 2 of Article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The maximum penalty under this article is up to 10 years in prison.
Police reveal new details of the case
As Viktor Luhovyi, head of the investigative department of the Main Directorate of the National Police (GUNP) in the Kyiv region, reported during a briefing, law enforcement officers identified 10 participants in the conflict.
All their personal data has been established. The individuals have been identified. And investigative and procedural actions are being taken against them.
The participants in the conflict are between 12 and 16 years old. At the same time, children are not subjects of the commission of a criminal offense. One of them, who is already 16 years old, has been declared a suspect.
The Bila Tserkva City District Court is currently considering a motion to impose a preventive measure in the form of detention on the suspect.
The other children do not have status at this time and are participants in the events until all necessary investigative and procedural actions are completed.
"Maybe someone is a witness. Maybe someone is a person who committed a socially dangerous act... But this is only after all investigative actions are carried out. The fact that they are minors complicates the proceedings somewhat," explained the head of the investigative department of the Main Police Department in the Kyiv region.
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