Overview
- The bodies were discovered on January 4 in a Mendeleevsk well located next to an unauthorized children's slide.
- A criminal case was opened on the charge of causing death by negligence to two persons.
- The Prosecutor's Office of Tatarstan assumed oversight of the investigation, and district prosecutor Alsu Salahutdinova visited the site.
- Inspections target local self-government for possible failures to remove or secure unauthorized playground equipment.
- Authorities are also examining the sewer network operator's maintenance of communal infrastructure and reviewing child-neglect prevention agencies, while identities and final cause-of-death findings have not been released.