A mother of many children stole items worth 6,201 hryvnias from Epicenter. The court has made its decision.

A woman entered an Epicenter store and stole goods worth a total of 6,201 hryvnias. Her actions caused the hypermarket losses amounting to 6,201 hryvnias. This information is stated in the verdict of the Rivne City Court of the Rivne region, published on November 25, 2024.

On July 23, 2024, the woman stole from the shelves at Epicenter a hanger, a "Philips" breast pump, and an ergo backpack, thereby inflicting property damage on the victim in the total amount of 6,201 hryvnias. The accused fully admitted her guilt. She testified that on July 23, 2024, at approximately 11:50, while in the hypermarket, she took advantage of the lack of supervision over her and, through free access, stole the items. She expressed remorse for her actions and requested not to impose a severe punishment, considering that she has three minor children to support, and that the damage was compensated by recovering the stolen items.

What punishment did the court impose?

The court found the woman guilty of committing a criminal offense under part 4 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. She was sentenced with the application of Article 69 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine to a fine of 400 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens, which amounts to 6,800 hryvnias.

"Considering the circumstances of the crime committed by the accused, the aforementioned data characterizing her personality, the fact that she has three minor children to support, as well as the presence of several mitigating circumstances that significantly reduce the severity of the offense committed by the accused, which the court recognizes as sincere remorse and active assistance in solving crimes, compensation for damages, the court concludes that the accused should be sentenced under part 4 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, taking into account Article 69 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and switch to another, milder type of main punishment not specified in the sanctions of the part of the article of accusation and defined in Article 53 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in the form of a fine, which will be sufficient for the correction of the accused and to prevent her from committing new criminal offenses," the court emphasized.