The key facts
- On April 15 in Krasnoyarsk, a man with a pistol threatened two girls — first on the street, then in a sports school
- He was subdued by a coach and the child's father; the mother managed to drive away with the first girl
- Sentence: 4 years and 10 months in a general-regime penal colony in a hooliganism case involving violence
Incident in Krasnoyarsk and the sentence
A resident of Krasnoyarsk has been sentenced to 4 years and 10 months of imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony for pointing a pistol at two girls. This was reported by the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Republic of Khakassia. According to the publication, the man was under the influence of drugs.
Chronology of events
The incident occurred in the evening of April 15 near a building on Lineynaya Street. The 48-year-old man pointed the weapon at a seven-year-old girl and began threatening to harm her. The mother managed to drive away with the child in a car. After that, the perpetrator entered a sports school and pointed the pistol at another girl — he was subdued by a coach and the child's father.
Investigation and punishment
A criminal case of hooliganism involving violence was opened over the incident. The court verdict imposed a sentence of 4 years and 10 months of imprisonment, to be served in a general-regime penal colony.
Context of other incidents
The publication also recalls other similar cases: earlier, a man with a rifle locked up his wife and shot at a police officer in Ingushetia, and in St. Petersburg a man attacked a child in an elevator and attempted to abduct him.
