The 19-year-old Veronika Motorina, who had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of an instructor at a shooting range, died last night in the Poltava pre-trial detention center. This information was confirmed by the head of the regional center of emergency medical care Dmitry Lavrenko.

The call to the emergency medical team in Poltava penitentiary institution was received on November 29 at 19:32. Doctors performed resuscitation activities. At 20:53 medics ascertained the biological death of the girl, said the head of the regional center of emergency medical care Dmitry Lavrenko.

The cause of death of the convict should be established during forensic examination. There were no signs of violent death. Prior to the arrival of the ambulance, she was treated by the employees of the penitentiary institution.

We shall remind you that on February 7, 2020 in Poltava, an 18-year-old resident of Dnipro Veronika Motorina fatally wounded a 64-year-old instructor at the local shooting range with a firearm.