A man who took part in a special operation with the Wagner PMC and who had previously been convicted of serious homicide was fined for attacking a woman, according to Fontanka.
He, Ilya Metlitsky, had been sentenced earlier to 16 years in prison for stabbing a friend more than 100 times, but he served only three years. In December 2022, he was pardoned and released from the colony to the Northern Military District, later arriving in St. Petersburg in May of the previous year. He returned to the city.
After some time, he connected with a young woman via Telegram. When she learned about his criminal past, she refused to continue contact. Nonetheless, Metlitsky intercepted her near her home, damaged the woman’s car leading to a traffic accident, and then grabbed her by the neck and attempted to inject a blood-like liquid into her chest with a syringe. The needle pierced the woman’s pocket phone, averting a more serious injury.
The magistrate in Toksovo considered the presence of state awards in Metlitsky’s case as a mitigating factor. Metlitsky’s lawyer claimed he was prepared to compensate for damages using savings from payments made to the Wagner PMC. According to the lawyer, Metlitsky signed a new contract with the Ministry of Defense and was expected to return to the Northern Military District soon.
The judge imposed a fine of 25,000 rubles and administrative detention periods totaling 22 days for leaving the scene of the accident.
The victim said the sentence seemed too lenient and indicated plans to appeal.
Earlier coverage noted that a former employee of the St. Petersburg Ministry of Internal Affairs was suspected of being drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A Russian police officer in a store was involved in a separate incident where a man with a live grenade was neutralized.