Global InformationMurder of Oksana Makar information
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| Date | March 8, 2012 |
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| Location | Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| Outcome | Rape and murder of Oksana Makar |
| Deaths | Oksana Makar |
| Non-fatal injuries | Strangulation, burns, smoke inhalation |
| Burial | March 30, 2012 |
| Suspects | Yevhen Krasnoshchok Artem Pohosian Maksym Prysiazhniuk |
| Charges | Rape and murder |
The murder of Oksana Makar took place in March 2012 in Ukraine, garnering extensive media coverage both at home and abroad and leading to mass protests. Oksana Makar, aged 18, was attacked by three men in the city of Mykolaiv on 8 March 2012: she was raped, strangled, set alight and left to die,[1] though she survived another three weeks after being taken to hospital. Her case became a cause célèbre in Ukraine when only one of the attackers was charged by the police. The other two, whose parents were reported to be former government officials, were released on police bail, allegedly because of the personal connections of their parents.[2] They were later rearrested after a public outcry, and mass protests on 13 March.[2] Protests demanding justice, to gather funds and encourage blood donations continued after the arrest as well.
- ^ "Ukraine rape scandal victim Oksana Makar dies". BBC. 29 March 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Міліція: справу Оксани Макар не збиралися "зам'яти" (Police say there will be no "cover up" over Oksana Makar), Ukrayinska Pravda (25 March 2012)