In Crimea, a criminal case has been opened against a man suspected of attempting to murder his own four-year-old son.

According to investigators, on October 6, a 43-year-old resident of Alushta took his son from his ex-wife and took him to the forest. 

“While in a VAZ car, the man set fire to the vehicle, as a result of which he inflicted burns on himself and his young son,” the UK said in a statement.

There was a gas cylinder in the car, a fire-technical forensic examination is under way.

The injured child received burns on 13% of the body.

The boy is now in the hospital.

The mother of the injured child has been recognized as a victim in the criminal case and has already been questioned by the investigators.

The regional office of the UK also ordered two forensic medical examinations in relation to the suspect and the injured child.

"In the course of the investigation, an assessment will be made of the situation in the family, the actions of the prevention system when resolving and considering the statements and appeals previously sent by the boy's mother," the Investigative Committee added.

Beatings and threats

According to media reports, the name of the man who tried to kill his son is Eden Devletov.

In addition to attempted murder, he is charged with torturing a pregnant woman and violating the inviolability of private life (clause "c", part 2 of article 117, part 1 of article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

According to the mother of the injured child, Edia Devletova, on the day of the tragedy, the ex-husband burst into the apartment and threatened to kill his youngest son by blowing up a gas cylinder.

Having already kidnapped the boy, he also wrote her threatening messages - photos of this correspondence were published on the Mash Telegram channel.

“Today the hour of reckoning will come.

We will be where you are in nature for the first time.

A little later I will throw off the video for you to understand.

What will happen and where, ”Devletov wrote to his ex-wife on the eve of the explosion (spelling and punctuation preserved).

Edie spoke about the regular threats and beatings from her ex-husband on social networks.

It was because of them that she decided to part with Devletov - as RT was told in the office of the children's ombudsman for the Republic of Crimea, the couple divorced in February 2021, after which the woman with two children moved to her parents.

Edie also stressed that, despite her statements to law enforcement agencies, until now Devletov has not been responsible for his actions.

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“The man with whom I lived for five years is taking revenge on me because of the divorce and is a huge threat to my children.

Many statements were written about threats, blackmail, sending intimate photos, beating, humiliation!

And what's wrong with that, but nothing, ”says the message published by Devletova after the tragedy (spelling and punctuation are preserved).

The victim also said that for two days after the explosion, the husband and his relatives did not call doctors to the child, who received severe burns, and hid the incident from his mother.

Edie added that she is afraid for her safety and for her children.

It was reported that after the initiation of a criminal case, guards were assigned to Devletova.

Burns over 10% of the body

Now their four-year-old son Edie and Edem Devletov are in a hospital in Simferopol.

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According to the data received by RT from the office of the children's ombudsman for the Republic of Crimea, nothing threatens the boy's life and health, doctors are monitoring his condition.

Guards were assigned to Devlet, suspected of attempted murder, during his stay in the hospital.

In the explosion, he also received burns, although he suffered less than his son.

According to the children's ombudsman for the Republic of Crimea, Irina Klyueva, the boy's legs, unlike his father, were badly damaged - she explained to RT that before the explosion, the child's father, for some reason, took off his shoes.

Klyueva also said that the Ombudsman's office is monitoring the situation and the fate of Devletova's children.

According to the children's ombudsman, the mother of the injured child, despite the behavior of her husband, had not previously applied for help to the office of the authorized person or guardianship authorities, and took applications against her ex-husband, fearing his revenge.

“She tried to smooth out all these conflicts on her own and did not interfere with the meetings of this man with children even after the divorce, because their second child is five years old, and as a result, he apparently tried to return her or persuade her to soften her position and return to him, "Klyueva told RT.

The Ombudsman added that the injured boy, due to his age, could not describe in detail what exactly happened in his father's car on the day of the tragedy. 

“A four-year-old child says that dad discovered something - he thought it was gasoline.

He does not know what gas is, but he said that he heard some kind of smell, and then dad twirled a cigarette or lit a match to bring it to the cigarette, and an explosion occurred, ”the interlocutor of RT said.

According to Klyueva, she is inclined to believe the child's mother, who claims that the explosion in the car was not a tragic accident, but a deliberate attempt by the father to kill her son, as the man promised in conversations with his ex-wife.

“I feel a sense of satisfaction that the crime should be punished proportionately,” the commissioner said in a conversation with RT.

- In my opinion, it was really an attempt, he [the child's father] was preparing for this, and law enforcement agencies should do everything to confirm this article in court.

Well, the decision will already be up to the court.

I believe that when it comes to the life and health of a child, the punishment should be harsh. "