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Russia: The mother who strangled daughter sentenced to 3 years in prison

April 5, 2023

In Bryansk, a sentence was handed down against a 28-year-old mother who killed her newborn daughter. Recall that on Christmas, January 7, residents of the Fokinsky district of the regional center found a parcel with the body of a baby on the side of the road.

It turned out that in December 2022 the woman gave birth alone to a child in an apartment building. Then she strangled him, wrapped him in a plastic bag and threw him away. A terrible find was made by passers-by.

According to the United News Service of Courts of General Jurisdiction, on April 4, the Fokinsky District Court of Bryansk considered a criminal case about the murder of a newborn baby by a mother.

Taking into account the circumstances and personality of the defendant, the court sentenced her to three years in a penal colony.

Russia Desk

Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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