An osteopathic doctor is accused of causing the death of a young patient.
Parents from Kazan brought their two-year-old son to a 55-year-old doctor who provides osteopathy services for a fee. She conducted the session without first consulting the patient's attending physician about which manipulations are dangerous for the child.
That evening the boy died. The investigation concluded that the cause of the tragedy was an injury received during an osteopathy appointment.
The woman was accused according to the article "causing death by negligence due to a person's improper fulfillment of his professional duties". She faces up to three years in prison; The case was sent to court.