It is noted that the case was opened under paragraph "c" of Part 2 of Art.
238 of the Criminal Code of Russia (provision of services that do not meet the requirements of the safety of life or health of consumers, which, through negligence, caused serious harm to health).
The Investigative Committee said that during the preliminary investigation it was established that on the afternoon of April 24, 2021, during swimming in the Nizhny Lomov basin of the Penza region, 21 children born in 2004-2013 were poisoned with chlorine of varying severity.
Earlier it was reported that in the Penza region, after visiting the "Volna" pool in Nizhny Lomov, 18 children were hospitalized with poisoning, two are in serious condition.