Three suspects will stand trial near Mykolaiv for beating, dousing with paint, and setting fire to a victim.

The case of the beating and arson of a 34-year-old man near Mykolaiv has been forwarded to the court, with the accused facing up to 10 years in prison.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv region police and the Mykolaiv region prosecutor's office.

The investigation revealed that in September 2024, three offenders aged 37, 35, and 18 approached their 34-year-old fellow villager. Due to personal animosity, they assaulted him, forced him into a car, and drove him to a field. There, they confiscated his phone, doused him in paint, covered him with feathers, and set him on fire. Later, the suspects extinguished the flames and took the victim back home, where they left him.

The man sustained burns over more than 60% of his body. Subsequently, he died in the hospital.

At that time, the police detained the suspects under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine and notified all three of them of suspicion for committing a criminal offense under Part 2 of Article 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which pertains to "Illegal deprivation of liberty or kidnapping," punishable by up to five years in prison.

Additionally, the 35-year-old detainee was charged with causing intentional bodily harm, which resulted in severe suffering and led to the victim's death (Part 2 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), as well as for leaving the victim in danger (Part 1 of Article 135 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The 38-year-old offender was also charged with robbery (Part 4 of Article 186 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). According to the penalties outlined in these articles, the suspects face up to 10 years in prison.

Two of the accused are currently in custody, while one is under round-the-clock house arrest.

The investigators have now completed their investigation and sent the criminal proceedings to the prosecutor's office, which has forwarded the indictment to the court for consideration.

The court will decide the further fate of the accused.

After being taken to the field outside the village, Serhii was beaten, doused in paint, and covered with feathers from a pillow, and then one of the suspects brought a cigarette close to the victim's hair, igniting it.

The victim was diagnosed with burns covering 61% of his body.

In the Mykolaiv region, police detained three men who tormented a resident of the village of Zaychevske—they took the man to a field and set him on fire.