Overview

• Regional investigators said a criminal case was launched after social media footage allegedly showed a 20-year-old Chapayevsk resident beating her children with a belt.
• The suspect is being questioned as part of an active investigation announced on the Samara Investigative Committee’s Telegram channel.
• Authorities reported that the three minors were taken to a hospital for examination.
• Officials said the children will be placed in a specialized social care institution following medical checks.
• The prosecutor’s office will assess whether local prevention and child-welfare services fulfilled their duties in the case.