A man in Khabarovsk faces up to 10 years in prison for beating his girlfriend with a mop

Beating in a dormitory and a criminal case

A resident of Khabarovsk beat his girlfriend with a wooden mop after she reproached him for his addiction to banned substances. The incident took place in a dormitory on Garazhny Lane, reported the Telegram channel Amur Mash, which is cited by Gazeta.Ru. According to the publication, the couple had been drinking with friends, the conversation turned to banned substances, and the woman's remark angered the man. He waited until the guests left and struck her on the head with the mop several times.

Who the accused is and what he faces

The victim was taken to hospital by ambulance, and a criminal case has been opened. The detainee works as a warehouse clerk at a transport company; in the past he had already been held liable for failure to pay alimony. He faces up to 10 years in prison.

Similar cases in other cities

Gazeta.Ru provides context from other regions. Last week in Novosibirsk, according to the Telegram channel 'Ostorozhno, novosti', a former Wagner PMC fighter, while drunk, beat his wife and one-and-a-half-year-old son in the entrance of the Rastsvetay na Zorge residential complex; the reason for the attack was not specified. The mother was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, a brain contusion with hemorrhage, and injuries to her face, limbs and ribs; the child suffered multiple head bruises. Despite this, the aggressor was released three days after his detention, with only a petty hooliganism protocol issued. Earlier, in Stary Oskol, a pregnant woman lost her baby after being beaten by her husband. The difference in consequences for the attackers — a criminal case with the threat of a long prison term in the Khabarovsk case versus an administrative protocol in the Novosibirsk case — is confirmed only by media reports; how the Khabarovsk incident was legally qualified is not specified in the reports.