Man robs 78-year-old pensioner renting a room in Lviv Oblast
Police say he stole 10,000 hryvnias and face a charge of aggravated robbery.
A man allegedly robbed a 78-year-old pensioner in Lviv Oblast after renting a room in her home, police reported. The suspect entered her room in one of the district’s villages and fled after taking her money.
Police said the incident happened on 23 October around noon. The victim reported that the man seized 10,000 hryvnias, then escaped.
Officers carried out operational measures with criminal police and investigators. They located the suspect and detained him under Article 208 of Ukraine’s Criminal Procedure Code. Police said the case is now moving toward a formal notice of suspicion.
The man is being targeted for an offence under Part 4 of Article 186, robbery. If the suspicion is confirmed in court, the charge carries a prison term of seven to ten years.
The suspect is in police custody, and authorities are deciding on the next step: serving him with the notice of suspicion for the alleged aggravated robbery.
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