Teen and Newborn Hospitalized After Unexpected Dorm Birth in Zabaykalsky Krai

Overview

• Regional investigators said a 17-year-old student and her newborn were taken to hospital after an unplanned childbirth in a college dormitory in Aginsk.
• The incident occurred on Sunday, and investigators requested medical records as they conduct a pre-investigation to determine any further procedural steps.
• The Aginsky district prosecutor’s office initiated a review based on duty-service reports and social-media posts and placed the procedural check under supervision.
• A widely circulated video appearing to show a bundled object removed from a dormitory toilet is among materials officials are assessing.
• RIA Novosti reported that a law-enforcement interlocutor said the teen did not know she was pregnant, and an informed source said the baby is a girl and alive.