24-year-old man detained in Kyiv for robbing 16-year-old barista

Incident details

A criminal incident occurred in the capital, with a 16-year-old girl working as a barista as the victim. According to the Kyiv police, an unknown man entered a café located on Shovkunenko Street and began threatening the employee with a knife. Under the threat of a weapon, the victim was forced to hand over all the cash available in the register to the attacker.

Detention of the suspect

After receiving a report from the victim, law enforcement officers promptly identified and detained the likely perpetrator near the scene of the incident. He turned out to be a 24-year-old resident of Kyiv. During a search, police seized a knife and the cash obtained as a result of the robbery from the man.

Punishment and previous cases

In accordance with the law, the suspect faces a punishment of up to 15 years of imprisonment for the offence committed.

Previously, another episode of a robbery against an employee of a public catering establishment in Kyiv was reported. In that case, a man threatened with a grenade, used a gas canister, took a gold earring and fled. Law enforcement officers detained the suspect, who turned out to be a 41-year-old military serviceman with the status of a mobilised person.