ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 6 Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered to open a criminal case after an attack by stray dogs on a girl in Astrakhan, reports the Russian Investigative Committee.
Earlier, information appeared in the media that in February of this year in Astrakhan, stray dogs attacked a girl at the entrance to the local gymnasium, biting her leg. The girl needed medical attention. It is noted that homeless animals have been living in the area of the gymnasium for a long time, and appeals to specialized structures do not bring results.
The SUSK of Russia in the Astrakhan region has begun an inspection. “The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Astrakhan Region, Ibragim Mogushkov, to initiate a criminal case and submit a report on the preliminary and final results of his investigation, as well as to establish the circumstances that contributed to the incident and take measures to eliminate them,” the statement says. .
According to the Duma of the Astrakhan Region, in 2021, 3,620 people suffered from dog bites in the region, in 2022 — 4,813 people. In 2023, attacks on people were also recorded.
It was also reported today that Perm investigators, on Bastrykin’s instructions, will open a criminal case after a dog attacked a girl.
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