Rukla fight prompts serious-injury investigation; one suspect detained

LRT reports that one person has been detained for a month after a fight in Rukla, a town in Jonava district, led to an investigation into serious bodily harm. Two people are suspected in the case.

The Kaunas Regional Prosecutor’s Office said the fight broke out between groups on Friday, November 6. Police said a man born in 2000 and a young man born in 2008 were injured and taken to a hospital in Kaunas.

Summonses were served on five people involved in the conflict: women born in 1997 and 2003, and men born in 2000, 1991 and 2007. Police recorded alcohol levels ranging from 0.39 to 1.81 per mille.

The investigation was initially opened over a suspected breach of public order, but was later reclassified as a serious bodily harm case. Two people have been formally notified that they are suspected of offences. One is being held in custody for one month.