The Kyiv police confirmed the completion of the investigation into the attack on Yuriy Makara, the executive producer of Public Television. Expert assessments and witness interrogations showed that there was nobody near the victim at the time of the injury.
Law enforcement discovered and seized local weapons of the attack - a knife and its sheath, with genetic traces on them belonging only to Makara, indicating self-harm.
In addition, a forensic psychiatric examination was conducted, which confirmed the man's stress response during the attack. After analyzing all the circumstances of the case, the criminal proceedings were closed.
Makara himself reported the attack in Kyiv
The victim reported the attack on April 16 near a residential complex in the Solomensky district. He claimed that a stranger approached him and stabbed him, resulting in puncture wounds.
The man was hospitalized with bodily injuries, and later a criminal case was initiated under the relevant article of the law. A psychological-psychiatric examination showed a stress reaction during the attack.
After the investigation was concluded, the police determined that the attack on the executive producer of Public Television was committed by Makara himself. Expert assessments and testimonies confirmed that there were no other individuals near the victim. The forensic psychiatric examination also showed a stress response in the man during the attack, which became further evidence of self-harm. Thus, the criminal proceedings were closed, and the incident was recognized as suicidal.