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Prosecutors sent the case of parents who tortured their young son to court
In the Poltava region, prosecutors from the Hlobyne District Prosecutor’s Office sent an indictment to court against a married couple from Kremenchuk district who are accused of cruel treatment of their 10-year-old son.
The investigation established that on the evening of 2 March 2026 the father struck his 10-year-old son numerous times on the head and body with his hands and feet. When the child lost consciousness, he called medical personnel. The boy was admitted to the hospital with serious bodily injuries after the beating. The doctors who responded to the call reported the incident to law enforcement.
During the pretrial investigation, law enforcement determined that the violence against the child was systematic. In particular, the parents regularly beat the boy, tied a rope around his neck and to a table leg, and forced him to stand on his knees for prolonged periods on hard, rough surfaces.
The father is charged with intentional grievous bodily harm and torture (Part 1 of Art. 121, 2 of Art. 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); the mother is charged with torture (Part 2 of Art. 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The couple has been deprived of parental rights. The man is in custody, and the woman is under house arrest with restrictive measures imposed, including participation in a perpetrators’ program.
Pursuant to Art. 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent until their guilt is proven by a guilty verdict of a court.
