Kharkiv police detained a 48-year-old man who stabbed his acquaintance, reports the communications department of the Kharkiv region police.

During the operational-search activities, the police identified the person involved in the crime.. He was previously convicted of theft native of the Kharkiv region.

A pre-trial investigation established that a conflict had occurred between the victim and the detainee on Marshal Konev Street the day before..

During the dispute, the attacker struck a friend several knife wounds to the chest, arm and forearm, after which he disappeared from the crime scene.

Currently, the suspect is arrested in the order of art.. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. Upon the incident, information was entered into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations for an. 2 st. 15 h. 1 st. 115 (completed attempted murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The offender faces imprisonment from 7 to 15 years.