The key facts

  • In Orenburg, an 18-year-old local resident with a prior criminal record was detained on suspicion of attacking two girls in the stairwell of a building on Labuzhsky Street
  • According to the Telegram channel Baza, in the second incident in the elevator he covered the camera with his hand and took the victim's phone
  • Law enforcement is determining whether other girls could have been harmed; a procedural decision will be made based on the results of the investigation

The attacks were caught on camera

In Orenburg, an 18-year-old local resident suspected of attacking two girls in the stairwell of an apartment building on Labuzhsky Street has been detained. This was reported by the city police department, while details of the incident were provided by Gazeta.Ru and Life.ru. The reason for the investigation was videos that spread online: in one of them, a young man strikes a girl several times; in the other, the same man uses force against another girl in an elevator.

What is known about the incidents and the detention

According to the Telegram channel Baza, before the attack in the elevator, the suspect tried to cover the camera with his hand, and after the beating he took the victim's mobile phone. The same channel claims that one of the girls said she was fine and asked those around not to interfere in what was happening. Police identified the detainee after examining the published clips: he turned out to be an 18-year-old Orenburg resident with a prior criminal record who, according to Baza, practices sambo. At the police station, he recorded a video of apology: 'I apologize for what happened, I repent, this will never happen again.' Law enforcement is now determining whether other girls could have been harmed by his actions; a procedural decision will be made based on the results of the investigation.