All the accused in case of Handziuk murder pleaded guilty, as Radio Liberty reported.
In particular, it was noted that all five accused of murdering Handziuk took the plea deal with the prosecution. It was announced at the session in Pokrovsky court, Dnipropetrovsk region on May 3.
The prosecution noted that the suspect in perpetrating attack on Kateryna Handziuk Sehiy Torbin involved two other accused in the crime. These are Mykyta Grabchuk, Volodymyr Vasyanovych, Vyacheslav Vyshnevsky, and Viktor Horbunov.
Earlier, the Shevchenkivskiy district court of Kyiv sentenced in absentia Olexiy Levin, the suspect of organization of the murder of the famous social activist Kateryna Handziuk.
On November 4, 2018, it became known that Kateryna Handziuk died at the age of 34. She was doused with sulphuric acid in July this year. According to preliminary information, her death was caused by blood clot's detachment.
Besides, the doctors specified the cause of death; it was due to multiple organ failure and chemical burns.