Overview
- The father alerted authorities after he could not reach the mother, and police arrived to find the child already dead.
- Emergency responders found the boy’s body in the bathroom and the mother in shock, with reports that she had attempted self-harm.
- Initial accounts indicate a kitchen knife was used, though prosecutors have not publicly detailed forensic findings.
- The 55-year-old Ukrainian mother was being followed by the local mental health center, and the family was known to social services.
- The child had been entrusted to his father by court order with permitted visits to his mother, and the mayor described the situation as difficult but not dramatic.