Overview
- Human remains were discovered inside a bag in Golyanovsky Pond in east Moscow, according to the city prosecutor’s office.
- A preliminary expert assessment indicates the victim was a minor estimated to be between seven and ten years old.
- Law enforcement told RIA Novosti the child likely died no more than two days before the discovery.
- The Moscow Investigative Committee has opened a murder investigation under Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- Investigators and criminologists are working at the scene, conducting witness interviews and examining surveillance recordings.