Eight-year-old Andrew (the names of the boy and his stepfather changed) was brought to the intensive care unit unconscious. The child had several broken ribs, a torn intestine, there were old bruises and injuries. In addition, presumably the boy choked. The child barely managed to save – after a seven-hour operation, he fell into a coma and spent a week in intensive care. But still survived.
the circumstances of this terrible story, three criminal cases. Two against the stepfather – “deliberate causing of heavy harm to health, committed against a minor” and “minor torture”. One thing in relation to mother – “default of duties on education of minors”. Man taken into custody.
– Stepfather systematically beat the boy for a long time, – says senior assistant administrator of investigatory management SK of Russia on the Murmansk region Alina Alexandrovich. – The mother of the child saw it, but did not try to protect my son. Moreover, I was concealed these facts.
Inherited and officials. The Deputy head of the city administration on social policy Vladimir Livdan were brought to disciplinary responsibility, said the Prosecutor’s office of the region.
the Tragic incident in Monchegorsk has been a huge response. It turned out the all-new shocking details of the life of Andrew. The investigation showed that from 2019 great-grandmother of the child, repeatedly complained to the guardianship of her stepfather taunted the boy.
Ivan beat Andrew began immediately. Back in September, the boy spent the night with me, and I noticed abrasions on his body, – the woman told. – I asked him where he got those cuts, but he said he didn’t know. Began to go to bed. He turned over on his right side and screamed. Said that pain in the back and chest. Then he was told that Ivan had hit him in the chest with his fist, that he twice fell to the floor, then at the cat carrier, then on the Ironing Board. And then he remembered nothing.
According to the grandmother in custody nothing. Her staff came to check, but found nothing suspicious. Andrew closed because the stepfather had threatened: if he would tell him about the beatings, then go live in an orphanage. The school also has not confirmed the information about the problems of the boy. However, the neighbors that heard at night shouts of his stepfather and a baby crying, said the family do not all right.
After that, the family acknowledged being in socially dangerous situation and put on record. According to the rules we had to develop and approve a program of rehabilitation, which was to normalize the situation in the family. The program was approved just in the day when the crippled boy was in intensive care.
Now before the court is the claim about deprivation of the mother of Andrew’s parental rights. Priore hearings have already taken place. The woman justified that she was trying to protect his son, but to no avail:
– When I defended, he raised a hand to me. If I closed it myself, flings, and then either the child is getting, or I was beaten.
However, these arguments are problematic. Shortly before Andrew was in intensive care, the mother appealed the court decision on registration of a family on the account, said the Prosecutor’s office. In her lawsuit, she claimed that this was done illegally as there is no evidence of ill-treatment of her son. Furthermore, it is known that a woman with her son was often away from Monchegorsk to Murmansk. That is, the ability to get away from the tyrant and save the child she is, in principle, was.
the guardianship, receiving reports of the torture of a child, repeatedly went to the police. But there have repeatedly refused to initiate criminal proceedings. As consider in Investigatory Committee, “without the proper conduct procedural checks”. On this occasion, one more criminal case – under article “the Negligence”.
– the police received four statements about beating children, three of whom were from the great-grandmother – explains the head a press-services UMVD on Murmansk area Valery Filippov. – It is audited. But every time in conversation with the police and the mother and the child denied that his stepfather showing cruelty towards them. They explained that the boy received injuries after falling from bike riding bungee jumping or playing on the Playground.
the Fate of the boy also took Anna Kuznetsova, authorized under the RF President on the rights of the child. The children’s Ombudsman appealed to the UK and to the Prosecutor General asking to assess the actions of the competent authorities responsible for ensuring that this occurred.
the Child was discharged from the hospital and recovering – said Tatyana Osadchaya, head of the charity Fund “Together will help children” which took part in the fate of Andrew. – He lives at the grandmother, and his mother. After the operation the boy walked bent, as he was in pain. Now the pain is there, but to walk it starts right, little by little began to eat. His condition leaves much to be desired, but today he was in good spirits, as the neighborhood “mom” that the child loves.
According to her, the family offered help in paying for rehabilitation in any medical facility. The Ministry of health of the Murmansk region has provided a free psychologist to work with Andrew.
the Court on deprivation of the boy’s mother’s parental rights will take place in mid-June. As reported the Deputy Prosecutor of Monchegorsk Sergey Glebov, even the work of the psychologist with the boy helped to reveal what is really happening in his family. By assumption a ThiefYana Osadchaya, relatives put pressure on the child and intimidated him that he mother may be in prison. Apparently, it’s true: after preliminary court hearings, the woman who helped to cripple his son, said he considers the allegations unfounded.
If you are a direct witness of beating a child, do not hesitate, call the police. The easiest way to do number 112. On call to come dress together with the guardianship that will fix the fact of beating and send the child to a medical examination. At the conclusion of the medical examiner will be solved, what kind of responsibility it is possible to involve the parents. In any case, needs to be raised about the temporary isolation of a child beaten and on the limitation of the father and mother of parental rights. It is possible to further deprivation of the parental rights through the courts.
If there is no exact information, but there are suspicions of abuse of a child that require inspection, you should contact:
– go to the local police. If the work of the district is not credible, it is possible to send the statement or to make an appointment to a higher authority;
– in the guardianship and guardianship. They have the right to check the situation of the family, to involve the police, come out with claims in court;
– the Prosecutor’s office. This Supervisory body has the most extensive powers and capabilities. In particular, it can check the work of police officers and employees of the guardianship;
– the regional Commissioner for the rights of the child.
Tatyana Osadchaya, head of the charity Fund “Together will help children”:
– How many similar cases happening in the country, nobody knows. Monthly I reported several. In my opinion, we have a pretty effective legal mechanism to protect such children. But this particular value has no regulations, and people that need to prevent family violence: the authorized on the rights of the child, the guardianship officials. And often it turns out that these posts appointed by indifferent people. But what is important is not formal adherence to norms, and attentive, interested attitude, empathy, and compassion! I believe that we need to change attitudes to the selection of candidates for these positions.
Polina Sanin, psychologist:
the children’s Day – not a holiday. It hurts to think how many kids right this second scared, hungry, lonely, unbearable. You can be happy that their own children are now protected. But how much is happening that should never happen to anyone. Children are the most vulnerable and voiceless creatures in the world. Even in civilized countries. Violence, kidnapping, sexual abuse, miscellaneousthe ides of operation, institualisation orphans this world is very cruel to those who can’t defend himself. Children are exposed to violence more often, because small and inexperienced where violence does not resist strong and have the power adult. A world where children grow up protected, is the world that has a future.
