The offender faces up to 10 years in prison
This is reported by Kyiv24
In the Podilskyi district of Kyiv, law enforcement officers detained a man who intentionally set fire to the door of an apartment in a high-rise building. The incident occurred while the owner of the apartment was away, and it was only thanks to the prompt actions of neighbors that the fire was quickly extinguished.
Details of the Incident
According to the police, at the time of the arson, the 43-year-old owner of the apartment was not at home. Upon returning, the woman learned from her neighbors that they had already managed to extinguish the fire on the door’s casing.
“At the time of the incident, the 43-year-old owner was not at home, and when she returned, the neighbors had already managed to extinguish the fire on the door’s casing themselves,” the statement said.
Swift Resolution of the Crime
During the search operations, the police identified the arsonist. He turned out to be a 31-year-old resident of the Obolon district of the capital. Law enforcement officers found that the man decided to set fire to the door as an act of revenge against the apartment owner due to an alleged conflict with his cohabitant.
The suspect is currently in custody. For his actions, he faces up to ten years of imprisonment under the current legislation of Ukraine.