In Nikopol, a man beat a service worker to the point of breaking and threatened her colleagues with a knife for collecting leaves, - the city council.
The incident happened during the day on Shevchenko Street, where utility company workers removed fallen leaves with a blower.
According to Nikopol city council, one of the passers-by did not like this cleaning method.
The worker stopped the equipment to allow the person and child to pass. But he went ahead, left the child, returned to the woman and started a conflict.
According to eyewitnesses, the man first insulted the service worker in obscene language, and then hit her in the face.
When colleagues tried to protect the woman, the man pulled out a knife and began threatening them. The service workers called the police.
Eyewitnesses say that the man then handed the knife to his wife, who arrived at the scene. Everything happened in front of the child.
The victim was taken to the hospital, where the doctors diagnosed her with a fracture. The city council did not specify which object.
The police who arrived documented the circumstances of the incident and interviewed witnesses. Law enforcement officials are investigating the incident.
The city council condemned the attack and called on the residents to respect the service workers who continue to work under the constant threat of shelling.