In Perm, a drug dispensary nurse was sentenced to 10 years for beating, 2 weeks after which the patient died

A court in the Perm region sentenced an orderly at a regional drug treatment clinic to 10 years in a maximum security colony for beating a patient, after which he died, reports . the Investigative Committee

The 33-year-old defendant was found guilty under Part 4 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code (causing grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim through negligence).

As notes Ura.ru , the prosecutor's office requested 12 years in prison for the accused. The defendant's lawyer told the agency that he would appeal the verdict.

The agency wrote in detail about this case. Following the May holidays in 2017, a resident of Perm fell asleep on the street and was sent to a drug dispensary. According to investigators, on May 2, the orderly “inflicted multiple punches and kicks” on the patient.

The victim’s sister told 59.ru that by May 5, her brother had already been discharged from the medical facility; he complained of severe pain, but refused the idea of ​​filming the beatings in the emergency room, citing the fact that it was “himself to blame.” On May 16, the man died.

One of the witnesses, a former colleague of the defendant, testified that he and an orderly entered the ward and saw the patient defecate. The witness said the orderly punched the patient in the chest and kicked the fallen man. The accused insisted that he only pushed the patient in the chest.

The trial began on November 9, in front of the court building, sympathizers of the accused staged a picket, they held signs with the words “Hold on, nurse! There is strength in the truth” and “They appointed the culprit without missing a beat.”