Overview
- The Investigative Committee opened a murder case under Article 105, part 2, clause “v” for the killing of a minor.
- Officials say the child’s body, bearing stab and cut wounds, was discovered Monday inside a sofa in an apartment on 250-letiya Chelyabinska Street.
- Investigators ordered a forensic medical examination and are conducting searches for suspects, with no arrests publicly reported.
- According to the regional Investigative Committee, a 43-year-old woman rented the apartment with the child, and the owners found the body after receiving a message about moving out.
- A regional law enforcement source told RIA Novosti the body may have been in the sofa for about 10 days and was first spotted by a cleaner, a timeline that awaits confirmation by forensics.