Law enforcement officials apprehended a man who attempted to murder a rival due to jealousy towards his wife. Although the couple had not lived together for a long time, they were not officially divorced. Unexpectedly seeing his partner with another man, the man, in despair, stabbed the victim in the chest. He faces up to 15 years in prison for his actions.

The Kyiv police received a report about a man with a stab wound sitting on Danila Shcherbakivskyi Street near one of the buildings. A investigative team and criminal police officers quickly arrived at the scene. Medical personnel hospitalized the victim and provided assistance; currently, his life and health are not in danger.

According to the head of the Shevchenkivskyi Police Department, Ihor Padiuk, law enforcement quickly identified the attacker and arrested him at his residence under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine:

«In the course of the initiated criminal proceedings, we established that a 30-year-old man from Kyiv went to his wife's residence, where they do not live together and have not yet divorced, and saw her with another man. In despair, the man grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the 32-year-old victim in the chest».

Currently, investigators under the procedural guidance of the Shevchenkivskyi District Prosecutor's Office have informed the suspect of charges under paragraph 2 of Article 15 and paragraph 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – attempted intentional murder. For committing this particularly serious crime, the man faces up to 15 years in prison.