Vitaly Krysyuk shared the video of the beating on social networks
The Ratniv court of the Volyn region found Vitaliy Krysyuk guilty of illegal entry into a private residence and beating a person, but released him from punishment by assigning a year of probation. The accused must pay 70,000 to the victim. hryvnia of moral damage. The verdict says that on the evening of June 25, 2024, Vitaly Krysyuk entered the pensioner's apartment, beat him and filmed it on his phone.
The incident happened in the village of Velymche. According to the case file, Vitaliy Krysyuk came to the pensioner's apartment while he was sleeping and started hitting him on the head. Later, he threw the victim on the floor, continued to strike and filmed on his phone. The video of the beating went viral on social media.
The victim told the court that he was under a lot of stress, had trouble sleeping and was worried that the video had been published on the Internet. Vitaly Krysyuk fully admitted his guilt and noted that he had a hostile relationship with the pensioner.
Judge Olga Fazan found Vitaliy Krysyuk guilty of violating the integrity of the home and causing light bodily harm (Part 1 of Article 162 and Part 1 of Article 125 of the Criminal Code), but released him from punishment, appointing a year of the examination term. The accused must pay the pensioner 70,000. UAH moral compensation and 5 thousand UAH for property damage and costs for legal assistance. The sentence can be challenged in an appeal.