Girl, two, dies from ‘alcohol poisoning’ in Russia after she was found comatose alongside her mother as cops probe whether they both consumed fake booze
- Russian toddler, 2, died from ‘alcohol poisoning’ after she passed out at home
- Her taxi driver father Andrey Metkin, 38, found her and his partner unconscious
- Police in Moscow were investigating whether parental ‘negligence’ played a part
A two-year-old girl has died in Russia from ‘alcohol poisoning’, one of hundreds of similar deaths in the country this year.
Taxi driver Andrey Metkin, 38, found both his toddler daughter Anna, 2, and partner Olga Charonova, 43, passed out at home in Noginsk, Moscow, when he returned from a night shift.
Police probed whether fake vodka was involved as they kept investigations open and started a criminal case to determine if there was parental ‘negligence’.
Russian toddler Anna, 2, (pictured) was rushed to hospital in Noginsk, Moscow, but later died in the intensive care unit from ‘alcohol poisoning’
Her taxi driver father Andrey Metkin, 38, (left) found Anna and his partner Olga Charonova, 43, (right) passed out at home when he returned from a night shift
Anna’s mother Olga survived but told police six days later she had no recollection of the events that led to the poisoning
So far this year 774 people have died from alcohol poisoning in Russia, with 66 of them happening in October.
Anna’s father came home from his night shift expecting his daughter to ‘run into his arms’ as usual.
Mr Metkin said: ‘When I came back they were lying on the bed unconscious.
‘I immediately called an ambulance and they were taken away.
‘I had never noticed her drinking before.
‘I don’t understand how it happened.’
The toddler was rushed to hospital in Noginsk but later died in the intensive care unit.
Anna’s father said he expected his daughter to ‘run into his arms’ as usual but called the police when he could wake her
The two-year-old girl was from Noginsk, Moscow, in western Russia. Her death is one of hundreds of alcohol poisoning deaths this year in the country
Anna’s father Andrey said he had never seen his daughter drinking before and said ‘I don’t understand how it happened’
Police have kept their investigations open and started a criminal case to determine if there was parental ‘negligence’
Her mother survived but told police six days later she had no recollection of the events that led to the poisoning.
The girl’s death follows a spate of fatalities in Russia from fake vodka containing methanol in the past month.
Bottles of a cheap alcohol beverage ‘Red Berry’, with around 14 per cent alcohol content, were found in their home.
Police testing was underway to assess the source of the poisoning and whether it was from fake alcohol.
It comes after five young children were orphaned after their parents both died after drinking bootleg vodka, a counterfeit alcohol containing highly toxic methanol, in Orsk, southwest Russia.