“A criminal case has been opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 2 of Art. 109 of the Criminal Code of Russia (causing death by negligence), ”the agency said.

Investigators seized medical documents for verification, which will help establish the cause of the infant’s death. In addition, a forensic medical examination is scheduled.

Earlier, local media reported that on October 9, a three-month-old baby died 20 minutes before the plane landed in Khabarovsk. He was previously diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot. According to the child’s mother, the medical officer accompanying them did not have enough medicines with them, as well as a device with automatic oxygen supply and maintaining the optimal temperature.