In Odessa the drunk man attacked the journalist
Photo: Duma
The drunk man approached the journalist, shouting: “I’m going to kill you”
03.03.19 1300
In Odessa in the night of March 3 at TV host and journalist of “Duma TV” Alexander Novitsky was attacked by a drunk man.
It is reported by the Duma.
The journalist helped the wife to Park the car in the yard on the street Levitan. At this point he was approached by a man, said, “I’m going to kill you” and got into a fight.
Novitsky, in turn, in self-defense used pepper spray and traumatic gun.
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In the end, both men were injured varying degrees of severity.
“Alexander was taken to Jewish hospital where he had been there for hours in a state of shock, problems with speech and a tremor passed only after drug sedation. The assailant was arrested and sent to regional hospital”, – is told in the message.
Information on the incident included in the Unified register of pre-judicial investigations as regards 1 article 296 of the Criminal code (hooliganism).
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