Ihor M., 31, suspected of a fatal stabbing at the Benedictine abbey in Jarosław, cannot be questioned at this time. Psychiatric experts have diagnosed him with acute polymorphic psychotic disorder. The prosecutor’s office wants him remanded in custody in a hospital. A separate examination will be conducted to determine whether he was sane at the time of the attack.
Experts examined Ihor M.
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Przemyśl has provided new information regarding the condition of a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen suspected of the attack that took place on September 24 at the Benedictine Sisters Abbey in Jarosław.
The man was examined by expert psychiatrists. According to Małgorzata Taciuch-Kurasiewicz, spokeswoman for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Przemyśl, in their opinion, Ihor M. currently shows symptoms of mental illness in the form of acute polymorphic psychotic disorders.
The experts also pointed to severe psychotic symptoms, strong psychomotor agitation, distracted thinking and a lack of logical contact with the man.
In his current condition, he cannot participate in court proceedings and requires antipsychotic treatment..
The prosecutor’s office has prepared charges
Investigators have filed charges against Ihor M. regarding murder, attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm. Due to his current mental health condition, he cannot be formally charged or questioned at this time..
The prosecutor’s office intends to ask the court to apply criminal charges against the 31-year-old three months of temporary arrest in hospital conditions.
It is also important that the current opinion of psychiatrists concerns the man’s current mental state. It is not yet certain whether he was sane at the time of the attack.
This issue is to be assessed by experts separately.
One person died, four were injured
As already we wrote, the tragedy occurred on Thursday, September 24, in the morning hours on the premises of the Benedictine abbey in Jarosław.
According to investigators, a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen attacked five people with a knife.. One of the people attacked – a priest – died. Four others were injured.
The man was arrested, and the prosecutor’s office is handling the case. The condition of the other victims in hospitals was described as stable on Friday..
Ukrainian Ambassador: He was not a Ukrainian soldier
After the attack, information also appeared in public space suggesting that Ihor M. may have been a Ukrainian war veteran.
As reported by the portal Eastern News, the Ukrainian ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, said that Ihor M. had previously lived in Germany and then tried to get to Ukraine.
On September 25, in an interview with TVN, the ambassador also informed that according to the information he had Ihor M. never served in the Ukrainian army. Bodnar noted that he obtained this information from the man’s mother.
Available information also indicates that the 31-year-old is a Ukrainian citizen living in Germany.
The investigation is ongoing
The suspect’s current mental health condition prevents any actions requiring his personal participation, but the investigation itself continues.
The key to further proceedings will be, among other things, the future expert opinion regarding his sanity at the time of the attack. This is a separate issue from the psychotic disorders currently diagnosed..
The case remains at the preparatory stage, and the determination of criminal liability will depend on further investigative activities and expert opinions.
Sources: District Prosecutor’s Office in Przemyśl, PAP, OKO.press, TVN24, Nowiny Wschodnie.
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