"Suffers from a mental disorder": what is known about the detention of a suspect in the murder of a child in Vologda

Police officers detained in Karelia a woman suspected of murdering a nine-year-old girl Sofia Zhavoronkova from Vologda.

Hundreds of people tried unsuccessfully to find the child who had disappeared earlier on October 16.

On October 18, only her body was found.

“A woman suspected of committing an especially grave crime is currently being brought to the investigative bodies of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Vologda Oblast for investigative actions.

In the course of the investigation, exhaustive measures will be taken to establish all the circumstances of the crime committed and its motives, ”the Investigative Directorate for the Vologda Region reports.

According to the department, a resident of Vologda met Sofia and another girl on October 16 at about 13:00 at one of the shops and lured them to her home with the help of sweets. 

“Later, one of the girls was released by the woman, in relation to the second, 9-year-old, she committed an especially grave crime, after which she fled from the scene, leaving the territory of the region,” the regional department of the UK said. 

As the media managed to find out, we are talking about 40-year-old Ulyana Lanskaya.

“A woman is suspected of murder, previously deprived of parental rights for two children and suffering from a mental disorder,” wrote Olga Smirnova, Ombudsman for the Rights of the Child in the Vologda Oblast, on her VKontakte page.

Left and did not return

Sofia Zhavoronkova left her home on Vorovskogo Street Saturday, October 16 at 10 am.

They grabbed it only a day later.

At first, the mother did not sound the alarm, deciding that the girl stayed with her grandmother.

The search for the girl began only the next day, from noon on October 17.

The search was carried out by representatives of the Investigative Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, volunteers of search and rescue teams and simply not indifferent townspeople.

According to the regional Department of Emergency Situations, on the first day alone, 328 people and 60 pieces of equipment, including two floating craft, were attracted to the search.

At the same time, the investigators of the Investigative Committee worked out all versions - they interrogated residents of the city, relatives of acquaintances and teachers.

After the first searches did not yield any results, on Monday, the Vologda Investigation Department of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia in the Vologda Region opened a criminal case on the basis of a crime under paragraph "c" of Part 2 of Art.

105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder).

The investigation of the criminal case was taken under personal control by the chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin.

Tracked by cameras

On Monday, the group to search for the missing girl was doubled - in total, 640 people took part in the search.

We thoroughly checked the infrastructure of housing and communal services, including wells.

Searches were carried out on the water, because the house and school of Sofia are located near the river.

Also, dogs were used in the search - four canine crews were involved.

On October 18, volunteers were able to find Sofia's backpack and notebook.

They were lying on Gagarin Street - the opposite end of the city from the girl's house and school.

The dogs managed to take the trail, but soon it was cut off.

However, on the same street in one of the local shops, the girl was tracked on CCTV cameras.

She was with a grown woman who was shopping.

Soon Sofia's companion was identified, she turned out to be Ulyana Lanskaya, who lives nearby.

Operatives came to her apartment for a search.

There was no one at home, and the door had to be opened by the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

During the search, the body of the missing girl was found.

Soon the owner of the apartment was also detained, who tried to hide in another region.

According to 112, Lanskaya was detained virtually by accident.

She was on the St. Petersburg - Murmansk train and, according to preliminary data, tried to commit suicide.

In an unconscious state, she was taken to a hospital in the city of Belomorsk, where, thanks to the previously sent directions, she was identified.

Cases against mother and care workers

The Investigative Committee of Russia also opened a criminal case against the guardianship officers and the mother of the murdered girl.

“Investigators have opened a criminal case on the fact of negligent actions of officials of the prevention system, which, according to the investigation, did not reveal the dangerous situation of a minor in the family (part 2 of article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - negligence that led to death).

In addition, the investigation initiated a criminal case under Art.

125 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (leaving in danger) in relation to the mother of the injured girl, who did not pay due attention to her child, ”the press service of the Investigative Committee told reporters.

“The child's family is dysfunctional.

The girl was raised by her mother and grandmother, there is still a roommate there, he was checked, there is nothing bad about him.

Mom abuses alcohol.

Was registered with the intraschool and PDN (juvenile department).

Yesterday police officers removed from the family the eldest child, a boy born in 2007, because at the time of the arrival of the police officers the mother was drunk, outsiders were in the apartment, "children's ombudsman Victoria Smirnova told TASS on Tuesday.

According to her, the issue of depriving women of parental rights will be resolved.

Now the 14-year-old boy is being examined at the hospital, after which he will be placed in a rehabilitation center.