VELIKIY NOVGOROD, November 20. A man who drove a Mercedes car into a crowd of people near a restaurant in Borovichi, Novgorod region on Sunday night, was taken into custody, reports the press service of the Investigative Directorate for the region.
According to investigators, on the night of November 18-19, the driver of a Mercedes deliberately ran into people after a conflict near a restaurant. As a result, two men were injured. The victims are provided with medical assistance. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case of attempted murder of two persons.
“»At the request of the investigator of the Borovichi interdistrict investigative department of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Novgorod Region, the court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention of the 35-year-old accused,” the message says.
As previously reported by the press service of the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs, the driver of the Mercedes turned out to be a local resident. At the scene of the incident, he refused a medical examination for intoxication. A report was drawn up against the man and taken to the police.