Former policeman Roman fats, in 2009 brought down to death a pregnant woman on a pedestrian crossing, Nagatinsky Moscow court has sentenced to 4,5 years of imprisonment in a penal colony. His lawyer says the sentence is too harsh, and intends to appeal. Recall that the May 13, 2009 in the Southern District of Moscow, a police officer in a car Subaru Forester knocked down 33-year-old Helen Schumm, who was seven months pregnant. Hit a pedestrian, the driver fled the scene of the accident. The woman was taken to intensive care, but to save her failed. It is noteworthy that the deceased gave way two cars traveling in front of fat. But the police drove into the oncoming lane in order to avoid them where to cross the road and knocked the woman. One witness the incident chased the culprit departing accident and remember the number of his car. It was found that the officer was sitting behind the wheel ATC SAD Roman fats, which operates the machine by proxy. The next day after the accident, the policeman was arrested, but the case was not prosecuted. The deceased left a spouse Alex Schumm and 10-year-old daughter. In his online diary widower complained that he had to literally pull the information from the investigator. Fearing that it may pull on the brakes, he appealed to the public - Alex decided to tell everything without reserve, to get the trust and the court. Resonance was such that he called the investigator, who promised to take the documents for a criminal case to the Investigation Committee. May 21, 2009 the materials were delivered to ATS Orekhovo-Borisovo, where they were before to former colleagues Roman fats. Police officer was charged with violation of traffic rules and vehicle operation, which negligently caused human death. Capital punishment for Part 3. 264 CC - 5 years in prison, as well as deprivation of the right to operate a vehicle for up to three years. By the way, a little later press ATC on SAD reported that Roman Jirov they did not work. As it became known later, letter of resignation from the internal affairs has been submitted to them on the day of the accident - May 13, 2009. The aggrieved party petitioned informant Zhirova under article 125 of the Criminal Code "Abandonment in danger." After hitting a pregnant woman, the driver left the accident scene. As he later explained to investigators, he saw that there were many people around, and decided that she and so help. Prosecutor satisfied this response, and the petition was rejected. In late April had been questioned witnesses from the former policeman. Two men were told that Roman a ride to a friendly meeting. But in testimony, they were confused, saying that they were driving half asleep and did not see the moment of impact, but clearly remembered that went without breaking speed limits and allowing the traffic signal. The position of the defense was that the deceased crossed the street in the wrong place. The lawyer asked the culprit to hear the case in a particular order, but relatives of the deceased refused to do so. Just counsel for the accused in April asking for the removal from the case of all examinations because of their violation of, but the court dismissed the petition. Fats himself in the interrogation explained that driving sober with the permitted speed on the green light. Suddenly the car in front of him stopped abruptly, and he decided to overtake them in the oncoming lane. And since the accident he had disappeared, as feared. Only after almost a year after the death of his wife, Alex heard a word of condolence from Roman fats. Late last month passed argument. The state prosecutor noted that the wine Zhirova is complete: the crime was committed because of disregard for the rules of the road. The same prosecutor noted that attempts to blame the deaths are a clear sign of lack of repentance. Protecting Zhirova continued to bend his line, though the culprit was an accident Elena. Former police officer during the entire process remained at large, with a subscription ban on hand. Moreover, it could continue to ride behind the wheel - no ban on driving him to not have survived. The verdict was made public June 10 - Roman Zhirov gave 4,5 years penal colony and the deprivation of the rights to drive the car for 3 years. In addition, he must compensate moral damages to relatives of the deceased amounting to 3 million (although the victims insisted on 10 million). Roman told the court that he agreed with the verdict. It was only after the guilty verdict was taken into custody. However, counsel Zhirova said that the verdict will be appealed. According to him, this is the first precedent in Russia, where a manslaughter court makes such a harsh sentence. Alex Schumm said that the sentence is quite fair, although it is expected that body will appoint a maximum period of 5 years. Incidentally, this is the case, to some extent influenced the proposal by President Dmitry Medvedev to consider the fact of belonging to a criminal law enforcement authorities as an aggravating circumstance. But the judge, to decide the fate Zhirova, noted that the fact that the defendant worked in the police is irrelevant to the case. The husband of the deceased wrote in her LJ: "The protection is likely to be even annulment to file, the other, and do not expect. But what is the verdict, and he is - is already a fact. I am very grateful to eyewitnesses, especially Sergey, who chased him and wrote down license plate numbers. " According to the Inter-Republican member of the Bar of Vladimir Tomilin, this verdict was the result of public response. "Rejecting the injured party with a special order of the judicial decision is understandable: in this case the conviction could not exceed two-thirds of the maximum penalty that is stipulated by Paragraph 3 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code five years. Enacted as a result of the sentence - 4.5 years colony, in my opinion, a consequence of bad publicity surrounding the case, attracting the attention of the press. Cases of this kind involving the police, or their friends, relatives and friends rarely come to court. " Text: Olga Zabelkina.
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