A student doctor and her husband were detained in Russia, for allegedly killing and dismembering their eight-month-old daughter, in their flat in the city of Rostov-on-Don, near the western border with Ukraine, according to a report by Newsfinale.
Russian police sources said the child died when father Yakov Maiboroda, 33, aimed a kick at his wife Anastasia, 23, during a domestic dispute – but struck the baby girl instead.
According to police, Yakov, a manager in a honey-producing company, and his wife – a trainee children’s doctor – then together dismembered the child using knives and an electric meat grinder and stuffed the children's remains into 13 plastic bags.
Thereafter, Anastasia called the police to report that the child had been kidnapped.
The Russian Investigative Committee, in a statement, said: "After ascertaining that the child did not show any signs of life, the couple took steps to hide the body.’
"Afterwards, to create the appearance of not being involved in a crime, the 23-year-old mother of the dead girl reported to the law enforcement authorities about her alleged abduction by unknown perpetrators."
However, the husband and wife were arrested on suspicion of murder,
when Russian state investigators arrived at their flat and witnessed the horrific sight as they removed the electric meat grinder, knives with traces of blood, and 13 bags of human remains.
The statement said, "The remains of the child’s body and other evidence proving their involvement in a particularly serious crime were found at their place of residence,"
Citing Mash media reports, the news finale disclosed that the couple's neighbors said they heard persistent screams from the apartment since the couple moved in less than a year ago and officials of social services had previously visited them.
The report said, "On the day of the murder, he was more violent than usual, then the noise and children’s cries stopped abruptly.
"Neighbours sensed something was wrong, but they could not imagine that at that time behind the wall, the parents were trying to get rid of the body of their murdered daughter.’
"Almost every day other residents listened to the abuse of the spouses and the crying of a small child.
"During these months, they were visited several times by juvenile inspectors.’
Criminal charges have been filed against the husband and wife, while a judge remanded them in custody until June, 28 as further investigations continue.
‘Investigative measures are currently being taken in the criminal case to establish all the circumstances of the crime,’ said the committee.
A 2021 report showed that one in five women in Russia were victims of domestic abuse.
Four years earlier, President Putin signed a law that partially decriminalized domestic abuse.
According to The Moscow Times, by law, domestic violence that results in ‘minor harm’, like bruising, was to be considered a misdemeanor punishable by a fine or up to 15 days in jail.
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