Moscow, July 28 - News. In Novosibirsk, a court sentenced two men…
Moscow, July 28 - News. In Novosibirsk, a court sentenced two men for kidnapping a child and attempting to kidnap another.
Consensus
- Two men were sentenced to seven years in prison with strict regime conditions by the Central District Court of Novosibirsk.
- The crime involved the kidnapping of a six-year-old boy and an attempted kidnapping of his five-year-old sister on February 16, 2025.
- The incident took place in broad daylight on a street in the Central District of Novosibirsk, in front of the children's mother and her husband.
- The father of the kidnapped child hired six individuals to carry out the kidnapping and subsequent removal of the children beyond Russia’s borders.
- Two participants were arrested in Sverdlovsk Oblast after the incident.
- The court found sufficient evidence to convict two defendants under Article 126, Part 3, and Part 2 of Article 126 of the Russian Criminal Code, as well as Part 3 of Article 30 (attempt).
- The father was sentenced in absentia to pre-trial detention and is wanted internationally.
Points of divergence
- The defendant was a 40-year-old man who was dissatisfied with the court's decision on visitation rights after divorce, and he hired six people for the kidnapping. — interfax
- During the incident, three members of the group held down the husband of the mother while another placed the children in a car. One child was taken away, but the second was rescued by the mother. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Two defendants in a child abduction case sentenced in Novosibirsk — Интерфакс
- Two kidnappers of children in Novosibirsk sentenced to seven years in prison — Вести