Children in Odesa Region Kill Homeless Man for Fun (VIDEO)

The man was beaten to death with stones and sticks.

12-year-old residents of the town of Belyaevka in Odesa region killed a 56-year-old homeless man. As police said, he became the victim of the teenagers' “entertainment”.

The man's body, identified as Alexander, was found in a local square near a pumping station. According to the doctors' conclusion, he died as a result of a skull fracture.

Police reviewed surveillance camera footage, questioned possible witnesses and everyone who could have been involved in the crime. A day later, those who had so cruelly attacked the homeless man were found. They turned out to be two 12-year-old teenagers.

The boys were walking outside in the evening, saw Alexander rummaging through a trash bin and decided to “play a joke.” They chased the man, throwing stones and sticks at him, and when he fell down bleeding, they left him and walked away.

Local residents say the victim was a “normal, calm person who lived his own life and never bothered anyone.”

“No one can understand how this could have happened or that minors did it. For us, this is a shock,” — said one of the residents of Belyaevka.

During a search of the children's home, police found clothing with stains resembling blood, which they had been wearing on the day of the murder.

“It has been established that both teenagers are being raised in dysfunctional families. Their families are registered with social services, and the parents have repeatedly been held administratively liable for improper upbringing of the children,” — police said.

Law enforcement opened a case under Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — intentional murder. Given that the minors have not yet reached the age at which criminal liability applies, if the court finds them guilty, they will likely be subject to compulsory educational measures.

Meanwhile, as TSN reports, during a crime reconstruction the teenagers confessed to the crime.

“Hit in the head with a slate, and I got him in the back... Then I took a stone and hit him on the head,” — they said.

Earlier in Dnipro, children doused an 8-year-old boy with flammable liquid and set him on fire.