The head of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office reported the suspicion of a 17-year-old citizen for intentional murder (part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, on July 12, 2025, late in the evening, a conflict occurred in a forest belt in Kharkiv between two 17-year-old boys. The suspect took out a knife and inflicted multiple stab wounds to his friend’s body, causing the boy to die on the spot. After the act, the attacker left the body in the forest belt and fled the scene.

The perpetrator immediately informed his girlfriend about the murder. At first, she did not believe him, but agreed to go with him to the scene. When they returned together, the girl saw the body of the deceased lying on the ground.

In her presence, the perpetrator dismembered the body. He packed the dismembered parts into garbage bags and buried them in the same forest belt, while he discarded the torso into an abandoned sewage well. After that, the suspect burned the clothes he was wearing during the crime.

The girl later reported that the boy had told her about previous conflicts with the murdered individual, claiming that the victim had allegedly mocked him, humiliated, and insulted him. According to him, the idea of murder had occurred to him earlier, and that day he simply "decided to do it."

The girl was in a state of shock and could not immediately report the incident. Only after speaking with investigators did she reveal the circumstances of the murder and help establish the location of the body.

Law enforcement detained the 17-year-old young man in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. In court, prosecutors will insist on choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention for the suspect.

The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region. The procedural guidance is carried out by the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office.

Note: according to Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is considered innocent of committing a crime and cannot be subjected to criminal punishment until their guilt is proven in a lawful manner and established by a guilty verdict of the court.