Ukraine: U.S. Embassy hopes for justice in Handziuk case

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U.S. Embassy hopes for justice in Handziuk case

Diplomats continue closely monitoring related legal proceedings.

The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine says it hopes for justice in the case of Kherson activist Kateryna Handziuk, who was killed as a result of an acid attack.

"Kateryna Handziuk and her family and friends deserve justice. We continue to closely monitor related legal proceedings, and we hope all those responsible for ordering Kateryna Handziuk’s murder will be quickly brought to justice," the Embassy said on Twitter on June 7.

UNIAN memo. Kherson activist, adviser to the Mayor of Kherson and acting manager of affairs at Kherson City Council's executive committee Kateryna Handziuk, 33, on July 31, 2018, survived an act of acid throwing. She suffered burns to more than 35% of her body and underwent 11 operations in Kyiv. Handziuk died on November 4, 2018. The immediate cause of her death was a severed blood clot resulting from the acid attack. Six suspects were detained, one of whom, Mykola Novikov, was later released from custody as charges against him were dropped.

Read more at: https://www.unian.info/society/10579155-u-s-embassy-hopes-for-justice-in-handziuk-case.html

The poor girl deserves justice. I don't think the "acid test" was an attempted kill but it turned out that way. She was in the hospital for 4 months and succumbed to her burn injuries.

[Sanguine]

The poor girl deserves justice. I don't think the "acid test" was an attempted kill but it turned out that way. She was in the hospital for 4 months and succumbed to her burn injuries.

They may not have wanted to kill her, just wanted her to suffer for the rest of her life.