A 17-year-old boy in Moscow stabbed a taxi driver in the chest, according to REN TV.
The incident took place on August 18 after a heated exchange between the teenager and the 34-year-old taxi operator. During the confrontation, the teenager produced a knife and struck the driver, driving the blade into the man’s chest.
The victim was later found with serious injuries near a residence and was transported to a hospital, where doctors were unable to save him.
The assailant was quickly detained by law enforcement and identified as a local university student. A criminal case has been opened in connection with the attack.
There is additional context involving a statement made by a taxi driver wielding a stick before this incident, referring to a dispute involving a father in Novorossiysk. The driver expressed displeasure after a fast-moving vehicle nearly struck children.
Earlier reports noted a Bashkortostan resident accused of berating a car driver and subsequently sustaining a gunshot wound to the stomach.