A policewoman hit a child in the Odesa region: the victim’s father was detained at the TCC after a visit to the police
In the city of Tatarbunary, there was a traffic accident involving a police officer who hit a 7-year-old girl at a pedestrian crossing. An official investigation has been launched into this fact. For the period of its implementation, the law enforcement officer was suspended from performing official duties. About this informs the press service of the Main Department of the National Police in the Odesa region,
“The incident took place on April 29 at around 5:00 p.m. in the city of Tatarbunary. It was established that a police officer ran over a 7-year-old local girl when she was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing. The girl was examined by doctors, she received minor injuries, and was sent home. A drug test of the driver showed that she was in a sober state. Management staff worked at the scene the main inspectorate of the National Police Service in Odesa region and the territorial police department.
Regarding the driver, administrative materials have been prepared according to Art. 124 (violation of traffic rules that caused damage to the vehicle) and ch. 1 Art. 126 (driving a vehicle by a person who does not have or has not presented a policy (agreement) of compulsory civil liability insurance for owners of land vehicles) of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses”, says the message.
The next day, Sofya’s father, Oleksandr Sukholita, turned to the police in order to obtain information about the progress of the investigation, give an explanation, and formalize the status of the child as a victim. After that, he disappeared and his whereabouts remain unknown. The mother of the injured child, Tetyana Konovalyuk, suggests that the man could have been forcibly taken to the Military Commissariat, although according to the law, as a father of three minor children, he has the right to deferment from mobilization.
“After arriving at the station, he disappeared. I lost contact with him. In order to search for my husband, I filed a telephone complaint on line 102. However, for an hour I could not find out where he was and what happened to him. I left three minor children at home: 10, 7 and 4 years old, among them a child who was involved in a traffic accident. At this time, according to eyewitnesses, I learned that he was taken out of the police station, handed over to representatives of the TCC and SP for mobilization”, – explained Tatyana.
In her opinion, such a situation is illegal and may indicate pressure in connection with the road accident in which their child was injured. She made a public appeal to the authorities and law enforcement officers for an objective and immediate investigation of the incident.
