The key facts
- The man entered the elevator with the girl and pulled her out on the ninth floor; the child was scared off by a neighbor who heard the noise
- Police detained a 38-year-old local resident in the 2nd Rabfakovsky Lane; a criminal case has been opened
- The injured schoolgirl needed medical assistance; the MVD published footage of the incident
Attempted abduction in a high-rise building on Sovetsky Prospekt
In St. Petersburg, a man attempted to abduct a girl from the elevator of a residential building on Sovetsky Prospekt. Footage from surveillance cameras that captured the incident was published on her Telegram channel by the official spokesperson of the Russian MVD, Irina Volk. According to the MVD, the perpetrator entered the elevator car together with the child and started a conversation with the girl. When the elevator stopped on the ninth floor, he pulled the minor out onto the landing.
The child's resistance and the suspect's detention
The girl tried to break free and began to resist. The abductor was scared off by a neighbor who heard the noise, after which the perpetrator fled. Police officers detained him in the 2nd Rabfakovsky Lane. The attacker turned out to be a 38-year-old local resident. According to the publication, a criminal case has been opened. The injured schoolgirl needed medical assistance.
Context of other incidents involving children
Gazeta.Ru also recalls other recent cases: in Sakhalin, a neighbor hit a schoolgirl against a wall, slapped her cheeks and nearly strangled her; an ambulance and police were called to the scene, a juvenile affairs inspector interviewed the child, and medics documented injuries. According to a local resident, this was not the first conflict with the neighbors — earlier a neighbor had pulled her daughter off a scooter and hit her on the back with a cane. In addition, it was reported that a Russian man under the influence of drugs threatened children with a pistol and received a prison sentence.
