The Supreme Court of Russia overturned the guilty verdict and acquitted a resident of the Volgograd region, who stabbed her boyfriend who assaulted her, according to the website of the courtyard.
According to the file, a drunken man under “; wacky reason '' sparked the conflict in front of the woman's young daughter. At one point, the brawler rushed towards the roommate with his fists, who at the time was cutting bread. After being suffocated, the victim stabbed the man in the chest with a knife.
The man survived and the woman was charged with causing grievous bodily harm. p> As a result, the panel of judges recognized that it is not a crime to harm a person encroaching on a necessary state of defense, i.e. while protecting the personality and rights of the defender. This applies to cases where the assault was associated with violence or an imminent threat of such violence.
The Supreme Court overturned the sentence, closed the criminal case and recognized a woman's right to rehabilitation.
As a reminder, This spring the RF Armed Forces proposed to abolish the institution of private prosecution in courts to protect victims of domestic violence due to its low efficiency. The attorney general's office supported the corresponding bill.