Mother left her son with neighbors' 13-year-old daughter — the boy died
The woman was stripped of parental rights to five children.
In Minsk, a 32-year-old woman was sentenced to two years of imprisonment for leaving a child in danger. The case involves a tragedy that occurred in August 2025: a two-year-old child fell out of an apartment window and died, Onliner.by reports, citing the Leninsky District Prosecutor's Office.
As the court established, the woman and her children were visiting neighbors. The group decided to continue their gathering outdoors. The mother did not want to take her two-year-old son with her, as it was difficult to reach the location with a stroller, and asked the apartment owners' 13-year-old daughter to look after the boy.
For several hours, the woman did not check on her son's well-being. When the boy fell asleep, he was left alone in the room, while the girl played with her brother in the adjacent one.
Upon waking up, the child climbed onto an office chair on wheels, used it to reach the windowsill, and opened the window. The window safety locks were not engaged that day. The boy fell out of the window and died.
The prosecutor's office also reported that at the time of the tragedy, the woman was pregnant with her sixth child. She had previously been warned of criminal liability for leaving children in danger. The family was on the radar of social services: the children had been officially recognized as being in a socially dangerous situation.
Later, the woman was stripped of parental rights in respect of five children, including the child born after the tragedy. The court also ordered her to reimburse the state for child support expenses; however, she evaded payments and systematically skipped work.
The Leninsky District Court found the Minsk resident guilty under Part 3 of Article 159 and Part 2 of Article 174 of the Criminal Code. For the aggregate of the crimes, she was sentenced to two years of imprisonment and a fine of 2,250 rubles.
The verdict has not yet entered into legal force and can be appealed.
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