A Russian man who stepped in to save an 88-year-old grandmother from a violent thug who had her pinned to the ground and broke her ribs has been fined by police for beating the attacker.
Leonid Shchepel has been told be must pay 5,000 rubles (£58) for fighting off the thug who attacked his elderly neighbour Klara Melamed outside their block of flats in Klintsy in western
Russia.
Shocking video footage filmed by Mr Shchepel shows the unnamed 32-year-old attacker on top of the frail woman, before the have-a-go hero kicks him in the head
Mrs Melamed suffered broken ribs, head trauma, a dislocated arm and lost several teeth in the violent attack.
However, despite this, the unscrupulous attacker reported Mr Shchepel to the police and the hero has now been handed the fine.
According to a police statement, the alleged attacker was drunk and went to the wrong front door in the block of flats. When he knocked on the door and the old lady answered he thought she was an intruder and began attacking her.