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Tragic Crime in Russia: Mother Accused of Gruesome Murders of Three Young Children
In a shocking incident in the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia, a mother is alleged to have brutally murdered her three young children, including a baby, before taking her surviving seven-year-old son to his grandparents. The woman reportedly claimed she lacked the capacity to care for him. The horrifying crime has sparked a major investigation and raised serious questions about social services oversight.
Details of the Alleged Infanticide
Valentina Mytko, 29, is under formal investigation by the Russian Investigative Committee for the deaths of her daughter, aged four, and two sons, aged eight years and seven months. Law enforcement officials state that the children were killed with an axe in Kansk on April 14th, in what is being described as an act of extreme cruelty.
Eyewitness Accounts and Discovery of the Crime
Disturbing accounts from neighbors indicate that screams were heard during the attack on the eight-year-old victim. One neighbor recounted the child’s loud cries. According to reports, the gruesome killings were witnessed by Mytko’s other child, her seven-year-old son, upon his return from school.
Following the alleged murders, the deeply religious mother took her surviving son to his grandparents’ residence. She reportedly broke down in tears upon arrival. Yulia Arbuzova, a spokesperson for the Investigative Committee, indicated that the surviving son did not directly witness the attacks, stating, “He was in another room.”
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A mother allegedly killed her baby and two young children before taking her son, 7, to visit his grandparents because she ‘did not have the strength to deal with him’
Valentina Mytko, 29, from Russia , hacked her daughter, four, and sons, eight and seven months to death with an axe, according to the country’s Investigative Committee
Chilling footage shows the police investigating the crime scene and murder weapon after the horrific attack
A police officer can be seen picking up a rusty axe (pictured) as a colleague examines it for traces of blood
Upon arriving at her parents’ home, Mytko reportedly confessed to the horrific acts. “Then the woman took the boy and went to her parents, and she told them what happened,” Arbuzova stated. Her father subsequently entered the residence and discovered the deceased children, prompting him to alert law enforcement.
Motive Remains Unclear
During subsequent questioning, Mytko allegedly struggled to articulate her actions. However, investigators claim she stated she “did not have the strength to deal with” her surviving son. The appalling acts occurred while her husband, employed as a driver, was away at work.
Brutal Nature of the Murders
Official reports from Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a state-owned newspaper, detailed the injuries sustained by the young victims. The children suffered “axe wounds to their heads and various parts of their bodies.” Authorities discovered a suspected axe at the scene, believed to be the weapon used in the multiple homicides.
The children were found to have ‘axe wounds to their heads and various parts of their bodies’, reported the official Kremlin newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Neighbours heard screams as the eight-year-old was killed, according to the evidence in the case
Russian social services officials are facing criminal prosecution for ‘negligence’ over the deaths as the investigating committee believes officials knew Mytko had been registered with ‘paranoid schizophrenia’, and that the children were at risk, yet did not act
Video footage from the scene depicts a police officer retrieving a rusty axe while a colleague examines it for forensic evidence.
Social Services Under Scrutiny
The Investigative Committee of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Republic of Khakassia released a formal statement confirming the grim discovery at a private residence on Gertsena Street in Kansk. The statement detailed “the bodies of three young children: a four-year-old girl and two boys aged seven months and eight years with cut wounds to the head and various parts of the body.”
Adding another layer of complexity to this tragedy, Russian social services are now facing potential criminal charges for alleged negligence. Investigators believe that social services were aware of Mytko’s registration with ‘paranoid schizophrenia’ and recognized the potential danger to her children, yet failed to intervene. This aspect of the case is currently under intense scrutiny.