The key facts

  • The mother attacked the juvenile affairs inspector on October 27 during questioning at the police station
  • Charges under three articles: abandonment in danger, failure to fulfill parental duties, violence against a law enforcement officer
  • The girl was found on October 26 near a building on Pobedy Street; her life is not in danger

Attack on a police officer

The 23-year-old mother of a two-month-old girl found in a stroller near garbage bins in Samara attacked a juvenile affairs inspector. According to REN TV, the incident occurred on October 27 directly at the police station during questioning. The woman was detained and charged under three articles related to abandoning a child in danger, failure to fulfill parental duties, and using violence against a law enforcement officer.

What is known about the discovery of the child

Schoolchildren noticed the stroller with the girl on the evening of October 26 near a building on Pobedy Street. Inside were baby food, diapers, and a container of warm water. Police were called to the scene, social services joined the investigation, and the child was taken to a hospital. According to police, her life and health are not in danger; law enforcement located both parents.

Prior events

Back on October 25, as the regional Interior Ministry reported, the woman was taken to a police station: a medical examination confirmed alcohol intoxication, administrative protocols were drawn up against her, and the child was handed over to the father who arrived. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on abandonment in danger and failure to fulfill duties of raising a minor, and the prosecutor's office of the Samara Region organized a review and took the investigation under its supervision.

The mother of the baby abandoned in Samara had previously been fined for alcohol