In the Slavyansk district, a 28-year-old man was accused of murdering his five-year-old stepson. This was reported in the Regional Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. According to the investigators, on October 16 the man got angry with the boy and beat him. He punched and kicked the boy at least eight times, and also hit his head with a metal radiator. When the boy fell ill, the man took him to the hospital. He told the doctors that the boy fell in the toilet himself. Despite medical help, the child died. According to media reports, the boy had cerebral palsy. During the investigation, the man confessed to the murder. He was taken into custody.

In the Slavyansk district, a 28-year-old man was accused of murdering his five-year-old stepson. This was reported in the Regional Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. According to the investigators, on October 16 the man got angry with the boy and beat him. He punched and kicked the boy at least eight times, and also hit his head with a metal radiator. When the boy fell ill, the man took him to the hospital. He told the doctors that the boy fell in the toilet himself. Despite medical help, the child died. According to media reports, the boy had cerebral palsy. During the investigation, the man confessed to the murder. He was taken into custody.