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Investigative Committee: Father Confesses To Murder Of One-Year-Old Son In Tula

12/5/2023, 8:47:03 AM

Highlights: Body of one-year-old boy found in Tula, Russia. The boy had been stabbed in the stomach. The child had been born with a hole in his stomach. He had been taken to a hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. The father has been charged with the murder of his son. The case is being investigated by the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Criminal Department. The victim's family has not yet been notified of the death.

The father, who is suspected of killing a one-year-old child in Tula, admitted his guilt during interrogation, the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Tula Region said in a statement.


Law enforcement officers detained the man and charged him. At the moment, the issue of choosing a measure of restraint for him is being decided.

Investigators inspected the scene, seized the murder weapon, interrogated witnesses, and also conducted investigative actions with the accused and appointed examinations.

It is specified that, according to the investigation, on December 4, the body of a young boy born in 2022 with a knife wound was found in an apartment in the Leninsky district. Investigators found that the child's father could have been involved in the murder of the child.

Earlier it was reported that the body of a young boy born in 2022 with a knife wound was found in the Leninsky district of Tula.