Attack on pensioner in Mokotów. Man arrested six days after release from prison
A 32-year-old attacked a disabled pensioner in a wheelchair and stole his wallet. The suspect was arrested and remanded in custody for three months.
Robbery of elderly man
Police officers from Mokotów police station have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of robbery that took place in the Augustów area. According to mokotow.policja.gov.pl, the incident occurred in September in Warsaw's Mokotów district, when the suspect overturned a wheelchair belonging to a pensioner, stole his wallet containing approximately 6,600 zlotys, an identity document and bank cards.
Witnesses observed an unknown man approaching a disabled elderly man, overturning his wheelchair, and then taking the wallet from his clothing. Officers from the Department for Combating Crime against Life and Health analysed witness statements, secured materials and CCTV footage, which helped reconstruct the course of the attack.
CCTV footage led officers to the Augustów area, where operational police stopped the suspect and brought him to Mokotów police station. The court charged him with robbery with recidivism and applied a three-month remand in custody.
According to investigative findings, the 32-year-old attacked the pensioner just six days after leaving the penal institution where he was serving a sentence for a previous intentional crime. The Penal Code provides for robbery a sentence of 2 to 15 years' imprisonment; in the case of recidivism, the court may impose a sentence at the upper limit increased by half. The proceedings are supervised by the District Prosecutor's Office Warsaw-Mokotów.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)