Criminal case opened in Barnaul over violence against orphan

12.09.2024 11:44

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Altai Territory reported that a criminal case had been opened in Barnaul.

The reason lies in the fact that violence was committed against a five-year-old orphan girl.

The police report: “Cruel treatment of a child was discovered in a tuberculosis sanatorium,” as reported by Argumenty i Fakty .

It is emphasized that law enforcement officers took control of the situation after footage appeared on social media showing a woman in a white coat abusing a child.

In particular, the unknown person first began a rude conversation with the minor, after which she began to drag the girl by the hair and kick her.

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Criminal case

Investigative authorities opened a criminal case under Article 156 of the Criminal Code of Russia.

The article provides for criminal liability for negligent attitude towards the upbringing of a minor child.

The victim, against whom violence was committed, is a pupil of a center for orphans left without parental care.

Margarita Sadkovskaya Author: Margarita Sadkovskaya Editor of Internet resources