[WATCH] Ukraine: grieving father detonates grenades in courtroom, killing two

Two people were killed when a grieving father of a murder victim detonated two grenades in a courtroom in Ukraine.

According to police in Nikipol, the father was killed instantly and seven others were injured in the blast, included three defendants.

Images from the scene showed blood splattered on the floor of the destroyed courtroom.

In a statement, police said:

“Today, on 30 November, at 11:20 in Nikopol court, during a hearing of the case on murder, the victim’s father pulled out two grenades and blew them up.”

“The man died on the spot from the explosion. Three defendants, two convoy officers, a court officer and one civilian were injured. All victims were taken to the hospital,” they said.

The Council of Judges of Ukraine confirmed two explosions had taken place.

“In the Nikopol City Court of the Dnipropetrovsk region, after the announcement of a break in the criminal case, there were two explosions. There are dead and injured. Investigations are underway,” they said in a statement on Facebook.

The trial concerned a 2016 murder, in which two people, including the father’s son, were shot and killed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle.