An 11-month-old baby was ‘burned alive’ in a stove ‘by his grandparents’, police say
An 11-month-old baby was ‘burned alive’ in a stove ‘by his grandparents’, police say. Maxim Sagalakov was left by his mother Viktoria, 20, in the care of her parents in Khakassia, Russia. When she returned, she was horrified to find the child’s charred remains in the stove of the family’s house in Kharoy village According to neighbour Evgeniy Borgoyakov, the grandfather had been out and got drunk on vodka.
When he returned the child was thrown into the stove. He added: ‘He came back home, and we hear he pushed the baby into the wood-burning stove. That was it
He added: ‘He came back home, and we hear he pushed the baby into the wood-burning stove. That was it.’ The exact cause of death is being investigated but it believed the child died from incineration after being burned alive on Tuesday.
An 11-month-old baby was ‘burned alive’ in a stove ‘by his grandparents’, police say. Maxim Sagalakov was left by his mother Viktoria, 20, in the care of her parents in Khakassia, Russia. When she returned, she was horrified to find the child’s charred remains in the stove of the family’s house in Kharoy village. baby boy killed by his grandparents Maxim Sagalakov was left by his mother Viktoria, 20, in the care of her parents in Khakassia, Russia (Picture: east2west news)
According to neighbour Evgeniy Borgoyakov, the grandfather had been out and got drunk on vodka. When he returned the child was thrown into the stove. He added: ‘He came back home, and we hear he pushed the baby into the wood-burning stove. That was it.’ A statement from the regional Investigative Committee in charge of probing serious crime said: ‘The grandparents were drunk and killed the baby.’ ‘A family member found the body of the boy badly damaged by the high temperature inside the stove.’
The exact cause of death is being investigated but it believed the child died from incineration after being burned alive on Tuesday. When she returned, she was horrified to find the child’s charred remains in the stove of the family’s house in Kharoy village The grandmother, 42, and grandfather, 47, who’s surname is Miyagashev, have both been detained and a criminal investigation has been launched into the ‘deliberate murder of a helpless minor’, law enforcement sources said.
Mother Viktoria Sagalakova, 20, left an emotional message on social media. She wrote: ‘Rest in peace, my beloved son. My dear little son. My pain does not ease even for a minute. How will I cope with it that you are not with me? ‘I can’t hug you. Only your photograph is here with your kind and tender look.
I look at your picture and you are smiling to me. I miss you so much my son. Please come to see me just for one second. Come to see me in my dreams. I know that you see everything now because you are flying so high.’ Relative Natalia Sagatayeva said the grandparents had often cared for the child while the mother was away and looked after him well. She said: ‘I just can’t believe this.
I am still shocked. They took good care of the boy, fed him. My children played with him. How could it happen? Yulia Arbuzova, an official with the committee, said: ‘A criminal investigation has been launched into the murder of the child.’ The grandparents face a life sentence if convicted.
