Overview
- The bodies of two boys aged three and five were discovered on December 28 in an Irkutsk apartment on Baumana Street with signs of violent death.
- Regional investigators opened a criminal case under part two of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers the murder of two minors.
- The mother, identified as the suspect, was detained, taken to the investigative department, and questioned.
- Investigators and criminologists examined the scene, and the district prosecutor visited as supervisory checks were initiated on compliance with child-protection laws.
- A separate case on suspected negligence was launched to assess the actions of prevention and child-welfare bodies, as the regional ombudsman said the family was not on any watch lists and a recently born third child is with relatives.