Tatarstan Opens Criminal Case After Stray Dogs Attack 9-Year-Old at Vasilyevo Bus Stop

Overview

• The attack occurred at the Molodezhny bus stop at the entrance to Vasilyevo in the Zelenodolsk district of Tatarstan.
• The child was taken to the Children's Republican Clinical Hospital and remains under medical care.
• Authorities opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 293 (negligence) and Part 2 of Article 238 (unsafe services) of the Russian Criminal Code.
• The acting Zelenodolsk city prosecutor, Mars Ibyatov, visited the scene, and a review was launched into the Vasilyevo settlement executive committee.
• The Zelenodolsk municipality pledged necessary assistance to the family as police documented the incident and the investigation continues.