Kaunas court to hear Kėdainiai murder case

Kaunas Regional Court has received for trial a murder case stemming from a drinking session in Kėdainiai in April, LRT reported. The accused is a 29-year-old resident of the city.

Prosecutor Vytautas Gataveckas drew up the indictment after reviewing evidence gathered during the pre-trial investigation. The case concerns an incident on the evening of April 12, when a conflict broke out between the accused and a 50-year-old man in an apartment where people were drinking.

Investigators say the accused struck the man repeatedly on the head and other parts of his body. The man died at the scene. Authorities said the accused was under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time, and that his intoxication contributed to the crime.

BNS reported that the body of a man born in 1975, showing injuries, was found in an apartment on Šėtos Street. A man born in 1996 was detained on suspicion of murder; preliminary tests indicated a blood alcohol level of 1.42 per mille.