Kharkiv Man Saw Dying Passerby, Filmed Him, Posted Video Online and Left. Passerby Died

The blogger faces criminal liability for failing to render aid.

This is reported by the Kharkiv outlet Status Quo, citing the press service of the Kharkiv Region police.

The man's body was found in a forest belt. When police arrived at the scene, the man was already dead. Patrol officers established that a video had appeared on social media half an hour before his death, in which a passerby filmed the dying man. He showed signs of life; he was unwell and needed help.

The blogger's name and the account on which the video was posted have not been disclosed by police.

The blogger did not call an ambulance or the police to help the victim, but posted the video of the dying person on one of the social networks. 

The author of the video may now be held criminally liable under Part 3, Article 136 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Failure to render aid to a person in a life-threatening condition, resulting in death"). If the blogger's guilt is proven in court, he faces restriction of liberty for 3 to 5 years, or imprisonment for 2 to 5 years.

Earlier we reported that a coffee shop in Kharkiv began charging customers for using laptops. As soon as a customer takes out a laptop, a waiter approaches and offers to pay 150 hryvnias per hour for using the venue as a coworking space. The establishment explained that it took this step because it was suffering losses due to freelancers.