Ukrainian suspect in Polish monastery attack diagnosed with mental illness, interrogation impossible

The mental state of 31-year-old Ukrainian national Igor M., detained on September 24 after attacking a monastery in the Polish city of Jaroslaw and killing a priest, does not allow for his interrogation or formal charges to be filed, a spokeswoman for the regional prosecutor's office stated.

Diagnosis blocks legal proceedings

Psychiatrists determined that Igor M. currently shows signs of an acute, multiform psychotic disorder. "Today and in the near future, we will definitely not be conducting investigative actions involving suspect Igor M.," said spokeswoman Malgorzata Tacyuk-Kurasevich. His condition involves intensified psychotic symptoms, strong psychomotor agitation, disordered thinking, and lack of logical coherence. He requires antipsychotic treatment and is being held at a psychiatric hospital.

Background

Early on September 24, Igor M. attacked five people with a knife at the Jaroslaw Abbey of Benedictine Sisters. One priest was killed. Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed shock at the attack and called for a swift investigation.