Teen faces years in jail for accidentally killing man who molested her
August 19th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by BNO NewsASTRAKHAN, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) — A 15-year-old Russian girl could face up to five years in jail after she accidentally killed a man who was molesting her, according to local media reports on Wednesday.
The unidentified man allegedly was molesting the girl late at night at a park in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia, when she gave her assailant a powerful punch in the chest, according to Life News. It said the teenage girl was in fact a boxer.
The man later died as a result of the punch and Life News reported that police are considering charges of grievous bodily harm and negligently causing death.
If she is indeed charged and eventually convicted, she could face up to 5 years in jail.
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