“Investigators have detained the child's 40-year-old father on suspicion of committing a crime.

According to the data available to the investigation, on December 9, 2020, the suspect, while intoxicated, hit his son on the head with his hand, ”the message says.

As specified, the child died from the injury after a short time

In the near future, the suspect will be charged, the investigators intend to petition in court for the selection of a preventive measure against the man in the form of detention.  

Earlier, the jury passed an acquittal against the acting chief physician of the Kaliningrad maternity hospital No. 4 Elena Belaya and the anesthesiologist-resuscitator of the regional perinatal center Elina Sushkevich, accused of murdering a newborn.