Overview
- The Verkh-Isetsky District Court ordered Alexander Ufimtsev held in pretrial custody until March 15 following an investigator’s petition.
- Preliminary investigators allege attempted murder of a child under Part 3 of Article 30 and Part 2 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- Investigative Committee chairman Alexander Bastrykin requested a briefing from the Sverdlovsk regional unit on the progress of the case.
- Local media earlier reported an assault on a young mother and her baby on Belorechenskaya Street, and the infant was hospitalized with severe injuries.
- Officials have not disclosed a motive or provided detailed updates on the child’s condition.