ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ sˈɪkstiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ˌɛshˈætʃˌɛktʃˈɜːkoʊ wʌz kənvˈɪktᵻd ʌvðə mˈɜːdɚ; haʊˈɛvɚ, bɪkˈʌz sˌaɪkɪˈætɹɪk ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃənz fˈaʊnd ðæt ˌɛshˈætʃˌɛktʃˈɜːkoʊ kəmˈɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈækt ɪn ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv dᵻmˈɪnɪʃt sˈænᵻɾi, ðə kˈoːɹt sˈɛntənst hˌɪm tə ðə mˈɪnɪməm pˈɛnəlɾi ʌv ˈeɪt jˈɪɹz ɪn pɹˈɪzən.
On July 16, 2012, Ščurko was convicted of the murder; however, because psychiatric examinations found that Ščurko committed the act in a state of diminished sanity, the court sentenced him to the minimum penalty of eight years in prison.