A resident of St. Petersburg faced legal consequences after a confrontation with a woman in a dimly lit underground parking area. The incident unfolded in the Primorsky district around midnight on the night of November 27 last year, when a dispute over parking space escalated between Alexander Kuznetsov and the unidentified woman. During the argument, Kuznetsov testified in court that he brandished a plastic pistol fashioned to resemble a TT pistol and pressed it to his own temple while issuing a threatening verbal statement, effectively menacing the other party before he ultimately returned to his residence. His wife later disposed of the mock weapon in the trash, throwing the plastic firearm away.
As the matter progressed, Kuznetsov offered an apology to the victim and provided 150,000 rubles as compensation for moral damages, a gesture that accompanied his acknowledgment of responsibility for the tense exchange. The court determined that Kuznetsov committed an offense under Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and handed down a sentence of one year of suspended imprisonment, accompanied by a probationary period of similar duration. The resolution reflects the court’s assessment of the actions, the impact on the victim, and the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the subsequent attempt at reconciliation through compensation and the removal of the weapon from the scene.
Earlier reports mentioned another incident in which a resident of a Dagestansky Ogni area fired a weapon at a vehicle while accompanied by a companion in the cabin, highlighting a pattern of dangerous behavior in related cases and underscoring the seriousness with which such conduct is addressed by the authorities.