Poltava Court Remands 18-Year-Old Woman in Custody Over Shooting Range Instructor's Death
The court ordered 60 days of pretrial detention without the right to post bail.
A resident of Dnipro, Veronika Motorina, has been arrested for two months on suspicion of violating safety rules that led to the death of a shooting range instructor. The decision was made by the Oktiabrskyi District Court of Poltava, reports Suspilne.
The suspect told journalists that everything happened by accident and declined to comment further.
"I want to say that it was an accident. And I would not have wanted him to die. That is all I want to say", — said Veronika Motorina.
The incident took place on February 8 in Poltava. 18-year-old Veronika Motorina came to a shooting range where, according to law enforcement, she fired a pistol twice at the 64-year-old instructor. He died on the spot.
Criminal proceedings were opened under Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — "Intentional murder". The penalty provides for 7 to 15 years of imprisonment.
"Additionally, information was entered under Article 272 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. This is a violation of safety rules during dangerous work that led to a person's death", — said Poltava Region police press secretary Polina Larina.
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