A drunk man in Irkutsk chased children with a knife

A drunk man in Irkutsk chased children with a knife.

Consensus

• A 61-year-old man in Irkuts was involved in an incident involving a knife and children.
• The incident occurred on August 4 in Irkutsk.
• The man was arrested and charged with hooliganism involving a weapon.
• The children managed to escape into a building.
• The man attacked the door of the apartment where the children took refuge.
• The man was placed under house arrest by the court for two months.
• The investigation is ongoing, with evidence being collected.

Points of divergence

• The man was reportedly drunk at the time of the incident. — vm
• The man was chasing three girls, not two. — vm
• The man claimed he was provoked by being told to leave his own home before going to the courtyard. — vm
• The man expressed remorse and apologized to the parents of the girls. — vm
• A separate incident involving a woman with an axe attacking cars in Balabanovo, Kaluga Oblast, was mentioned in the same report. — vm
• The man was not described as drunk in the official statement. — vesti
• The man was charged under Article on hooliganism committed with the use of a weapon. — vesti
• The man was not reported to have apologized to the parents. — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

• In Irkutsk, a man threatened two girls with a knife due to noise, a case has been opened — Вести
• Drunk man in Irkutsk chased children with a knife — Вечерняя Москва

Key entities

• IrkuTska
• Moscow
• Max
• GU
• MVD
• FollowCom
• SU
• Sovetskaya
• Police Officers