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Criminal Case Opened After Newborn's Fatal Fourth-Floor Fall in Tatarstan

Investigators are scrutinizing parental supervision after the fatal fall from a fourth-floor apartment in Vasilyevo.

Overview

  • Emergency crews pronounced the 21-day-old dead at the scene outside a residential block in Vasilyevo, Zelenodolsk district.
  • The Russian Investigative Committee said it has opened a criminal case and is gathering evidence.
  • Witnesses reported hearing a young girl screaming from a fourth-floor window before finding the infant on the ground.
  • Local reports allege the baby's five-year-old sister threw the newborn, reportedly out of jealousy, a claim investigators have not verified.
  • Officials are examining why the children were left unattended, and the mother could face criminal charges.