The regional prosecutor's office has initiated a criminal case against a resident of Novopolotsk for causing grievous bodily harm to his cohabitant

A resident of Novopolotsk, identified as A., who is in his thirties, was quite fortunate. He met a kind woman who let him live in her apartment. She had a decent income, and her adult daughter did not interfere with the development of their relationship. However, in pursuit of more money, he began to change jobs more and more frequently, which did not yield the desired results. Consequently, he started to turn to alcohol more often. This bad habit dealt a severe blow to their recently formed romantic idyll, as our "hero" began to cause scandals and eventually resorted to physical violence against both women.

He "got carried away" at the end of November last year. While in the apartment, during an argument, he intentionally struck the woman's face against a table, then hit her with his fists in the face and kicked her twice in the abdomen, causing her less severe bodily harm.

In this regard, a decision was made to refuse to initiate criminal proceedings due to the absence of a statement from the victim of the crime, as the woman did not wish to hold her cohabitant accountable.

However, during a thorough review of the case materials, it was established that he is characterized unsatisfactorily at his place of residence, as he caused domestic disturbances. Throughout the year, he was brought to administrative responsibility for committing administrative offenses while intoxicated. These offenses included those committed against the landlady and her daughter, to whom he caused minor bodily harm that did not result in short-term health disorders.

An analysis of all the circumstances and the hooligan's behavior led to the conclusion that the victim refused to hold her cohabitant criminally liable because she feared retaliation from him, and therefore was unable to fully protect her rights and legitimate interests independently.

Due to the ongoing conflict situation in the family, during which A., while intoxicated, is capable of inflicting bodily harm of any severity on the woman and her daughter, meaning he could commit grave or especially grave crimes against life and

health, therefore his actions affect the significant interests of the state and society.

Based on the foregoing, the regional prosecutor's office, in accordance with the powers granted to it under Part 5 of Article 26 of the Criminal Procedure Code, has initiated a criminal case against A., a resident of Novopolotsk, under Part 1 of Article 149 of the Criminal Code (intentional infliction of less serious bodily harm), i.e., harm that is not dangerous to life and does not entail the consequences provided for by Article 147 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, but which caused a prolonged health disorder for a period of up to four months. The sanction of the article provides for punishment up to imprisonment for a term of up to 3 years with or without a fine.

Senior Prosecutor of the Department for Supervision of Inquiry and Operational-Investigative Activities V. Derbeneva.