A Tyumen resident who set fire to his sleeping friend was given a measure of restraint

A court in Tyumen has chosen a measure of restraint for a man who doused his sleeping friend with gasoline and set him on fire. This is reported by the joint press service of the courts of the region.

"The man has been charged with attempted murder committed with extreme cruelty and in a generally dangerous manner (Part 3 of Article 30, paragraphs "d, e" of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention until November 6, 2026," the statement said.

According to the Investigative Committee, on September 6, the 53-year-old defendant met a peer on the street and invited him to his home for a drink. During the feast, the men quarreled and fought, the landlord kicked the guest out, accusing him of involvement in the loss of a mobile phone.

The next morning, the Tyumen resident went out into the courtyard and found his new acquaintance sleeping on a bench at the neighboring entrance. The man returned home, took gasoline, poured it over the sleeping man and lit it with a lighter, after which he disappeared. The flames were extinguished by passers-by, and they called an ambulance. The man has about 80% of his body burned, he is in the hospital, writes the news agency " <url>".

The investigation is ongoing.

This spring, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a man set fire to a house with his four sleeping children. Thus, he decided to take revenge on his wife, who did not want to return home with him from a party.