Investigators are checking the family of a girl who showed a signal for help on air
The chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia will be presented with a report on the progress of the check launched after the child demonstrated a gesture for help on the air of the federal TV channel, according to the telegram channel of the department.
On the air of a TV program, during a discussion of relationships in a family from the city of Murom, Vladimir Region, one of the daughters, during the recording of an interview with her, showed a hand gesture, which is considered a signal for help for people who have experienced domestic violence.
On this fact the investigating authorities of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the region have organized an audit, during which all the circumstances and living conditions of the family will be established.
The girl gave a signal for help right during the broadcast of the television show «Male/Female». The film crew, as reported, wrote a statement to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation after a violent reaction from viewers on social networks.
The heroes of the program were a family in which parents are divorced. Mother Christina and father Karen have two daughters. After parting, the ex-spouses dispute custody of their four-year-old youngest daughter. Both girls live with their mother.
During the filming of the plot for the program, the eldest daughter talked about her love for her mother and suddenly, raising her hand, pressed her thumb to her palm and bent it several times. This gesture is considered an international signal for help, invented for those who face domestic violence.