In Berezovsky, four poachers were convicted. One of them during an illegal hunting accidentally shot a man, taking him for an elk.

According to the Sverdlovsk region prosecutor's office, the brothers Sazonovs of the Monetny settlement - the 45-year-old Ivan, 43-year-old Sergei, and together with the Ekaterinburg residents Andrey Kadnikov and Yevgeny Knyazev, in September 2017 conducted illegal catching of moose in the Bereza urban district near the settlements of Monetny and Pervomaisky.

In this case, according to distributed roles, Kadnikov, Knyazev and Sazonov Ivan were to track down and shoot the prey, and Sergei Sazonov help in carving and transporting meat.

September 20, 2017 poachers in the forest Monetnoy shot moose. The elder brother, being in a state of intoxication, carried his guns home while the others carved up the carcass. Along the way, he heard the crunch of breaking branches, threw up his gun and fired to the side where the sound came from. However, instead of moose, a man fell to the ground, and the bullet hit him directly in the heart.

All four defendants found guilty of committing a crime, provided for. 2 items. 258 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal hunting, committed with causing major damage, using a motor vehicle, a group of persons by prior agreement). In addition, Ivan Sazonov was convicted of committing a crime. 1 st. 109 of the Criminal Code (causing death by negligence).

The court appointed Ivan Sazonov to be sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment with serving in a colony-settlement with the deprivation of the right to hunt for a period of 3 years, Andrei Kadnikov - in the form of imprisonment for 1 year with a probation period of 2 years, with deprivation of the right to engage in hunting , Evgeny Knyazev - in the form of a fine of $ 150 thousand. Sergei Sazonov - in the form of a fine of $ 120 thousand. rubles.

In addition, the court granted the claim of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the region on damages in the amount of 121.5 thousand rubles, caused as a result of illegal hunting.