An Orenburg resident accused of murdering his five-month-old son was sent to pre-trial detention, according to investigators, on the morning of November 3, in an apartment on Sovetskaya Street, a 22-year-old father blocked his son's ability to breathe. According to the prosecution, the man was drunk at that moment. The security forces are investigating the baby's mother for involvement in the murder. Colleagues from Neat TV report that on the woman's phone they allegedly found requests for adoption or registration of relinquishment of parental rights. The Central District Court decided that the man will remain in pre-trial detention throughout the preliminary investigation, which was taken under the control of the prosecutor's office. The decision can still be appealed. Video: Orenburg District Prosecutor's Office.

An Orenburg resident accused of murdering his five-month-old son was sent to pre-trial detention, according to investigators, on the morning of November 3, in an apartment on Sovetskaya Street, a 22-year-old father blocked his son's ability to breathe. According to the prosecution, the man was drunk at that moment. The security forces are investigating the baby's mother for involvement in the murder. Colleagues from Neat TV report that on the woman's phone they allegedly found requests for adoption or registration of relinquishment of parental rights. The Central District Court decided that the man will remain in pre-trial detention throughout the preliminary investigation, which was taken under the control of the prosecutor's office. The decision can still be appealed. Video: Orenburg District Prosecutor's Office.