Overview
- Regional investigators detained and charged a suspect in the fatal beating, with a decision on pretrial restraint still pending as expert examinations proceed.
- Authorities say the confrontation occurred on November 1 during alcohol consumption in an SVFU dormitory, and the 18-year-old first-year student died in hospital on November 10.
- A criminal case was opened under the article for intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm dangerous to life that unintentionally resulted in death.
- The victim’s mother sought an objective investigation, leadership reviews, and had earlier requested a repeat medical consilium during her son’s hospitalization, prompting the ombudsman to place the case under personal control and seek institutional checks.
- The ombudsman’s office flagged systemic dorm safety issues, while a separate Irkutsk probe opened under article 117 after a video showed minors assaulting a peer, with identities established and juvenile and prosecutorial oversight underway.