14-Year-Old Girl Sent to House Arrest After Police Car Arson

In St. Petersburg, a minor was detained on suspicion of arson of two police vehicles. A minor girl has been detained, suspected of setting fire to two police cars at the 28th Department of Police on Marata Street.

Consensus

• A 14-year-old girl from Saint Petersburg was accused of setting fire to police vehicles.
• The incident occurred on September 20 near the 28th police department on Marata Street.
• The girl was arrested after attempting to set fire to two police cars and later tried to attack more vehicles in the Vyborgsky district.
• She was reportedly coerced by individuals posing as FSB agents through a Telegram chatbot called 'Daiwinchik'.
• The girl claimed she believed she was helping authorities and was under threat of criminal prosecution.
• The court rejected the prosecution's request for pre-trial detention and instead imposed house arrest.
• The case involves charges of terrorism and attempted terrorism.
• The girl was allegedly given money to buy flammable liquid and received coordinates for the target location.
• The court's decision to impose house arrest was made on September 21.
• The girl was identified as a student in the 8th grade.

Points of divergence

• The girl was 15 years old, not 14. — tg_severrealii
• The girl's name is Maria, born in 2012. — mediazona
• Another 15-year-old girl was previously arrested in September for setting fire to two police cars, and a 15-year-old boy was arrested in August for attempting to burn a transformer. — tg_severrealii
• The FSB accused Pavel Durov of aiding terrorism in July 2026 due to the 'Daiwinchik' bot. — tg_severrealii
• The vehicles were only slightly damaged, with only the left side of the cars burned. — kommersant
• The suspect was seen wearing white and fleeing the scene; she was described as a woman in her 40s initially. — vm
• The girl's age is disputed: 'Fontanka' says 15, '78' says 14. — tg_radiosvoboda
• The girl set fire to two gas stations, not police cars. — vesti
• The girl attempted to set fire to multiple vehicles in the Vyborgsky district. — mediazona
• The girl was under the influence of a 'curator' who communicated via video call during the act. — fontanka

Coverage (17 sources)

• Schoolgirl accused of bombing after arson at gas stations in St. Petersburg sent to house arrest — Фонтанка
• Court sent girl on house arrest in case of gas station arson in St. Petersburg — Вести
• In St. Petersburg, a 14-year-old schoolgirl is accused of arson at a gas station after meeting in the Telegram bot 'Diving' — Север.Реалии
• Girl-teenager set fire to gas station in St. Petersburg on assignment from channel "Diving Boy" — Вести
• A minor from St. Petersburg was sent to house arrest in connection with a terror case due to arson of police cars on the orders of fraudsters — Медиазона
• In St. Petersburg, a minor was detained on suspicion of arson of two police cars Minor detained... — SOTAvision
• In St. Petersburg, a girl was sent to home detention for arson of police vehicles — Вести
• Court in St. Petersburg chose a coercive measure for a schoolgirl accused of setting fire to police vehicles — Фонтанка
• Arson of police vehicles on Marata Street classified as terrorism — Фонтанка
• Mash: Teenager girl set patrol vehicles on fire in St. Petersburg — Вечерняя Москва
• «Fontanka»: In St. Petersburg, a girl was detained for attempting to burn police cars — Коммерсантъ
• Schoolgirl detained in St. Petersburg on suspicion of arson of vehicles — Радио Свобода
• In Saint Petersburg, a teenage girl was detained on suspicion of arson of police vehicles — ЭХО / Новости
• She is crying all the time. Suspect in arson at the police station on Marata was detained during a second attempt — Фонтанка
• In St. Petersburg, a teenage girl was detained on suspicion of arson of two police cars — Meduza
• Spun around and fled. Setting fire to police cars on Marata caught on video — Фонтанка
• 15-year-old girl detained in connection with arson of police vehicles on Marata — Фонтанка

Key entities

• St. Petersburg
• Marata
• Fontanka
• Saint Petersburg
• Marat
• Kuibyshevsky District Court
• Toriza
• Parashutnaya Street
• Divingchik
• Moscow
• MVD
• Pre-trial detention center
• Telegram channel
• Maria
• Arina

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