A child who swallowed a battery died in Krasnodar

03.09.2024 15:49

The Prosecutor's Office and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Krasnodar Region will check the information about the death of a child who swallowed a battery.

It is emphasized that the six-month-old boy accidentally swallowed a battery, after which he was taken to the Children's Clinical Hospital in Krasnodar.

The prosecutor's office explained: "Despite the fact that doctors removed a battery from the child's stomach, he did not survive," as reported by TASS .

It is indicated that the victim died as a result of internal bleeding.

Critical case

Law enforcement officials added: "The bleeding started after the boy underwent an endoscopy. Doctors intended to check the condition of the esophagus."

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The child was urgently taken to intensive care, but he died three days later on the operating table.

At present, the prosecutor's office and the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the region are conducting an appropriate investigation into this incident.

The appropriate investigative and expert measures have been assigned, and all the circumstances of the incident are being established.

Author: Margarita Sadkovskaya Editor of Internet resources