A soldier serving a one-year term with the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Karakalpakstan stabbed five civilians.
According to Hayot Shamsutdinov, head of the General Prosecutor’s Office press service, the case is being handled by the Military Prosecutor’s Office.
Reports indicate that on January 3, the soldier, intoxicated, left his military unit without authorization. He then entered a nearby house, took a knife from their kitchen and attacked the residents while they slept.
The random attack on the five residents injured four people, and resulted in the death of one.
A criminal case has been initiated under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code, and the suspect has been detained. An investigation is currently underway by the Military Prosecutor’s Office.
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