In Dnipro, a mother was accidentally killed by a baby — Ukraine
The tragedy happened due to chance.
In Dnipro, a woman who accidentally killed her young son was sentenced to probation.
This is stated in the verdict of the October District Court of Dnipropetrovsk dated December 10, 2024 (the name of the court is not decommunized – ed.).
According to the court, the tragedy occurred on January 16, 2021. At first, the woman was accused of deliberately strangling her son. However, the investigation later established that it was a negligent homicide.
At the trial, the woman partially admitted her guilt and emphasized that she did not want to kill her son. She noted that she, her husband and little son had returned from a guest house. At night, the baby began to cry and wave his arms, the mother heard this and wanted to calm him down.
“When the child woke up again and began to cry, she took the belt from the robe, wrapped the belt around the child and wrapped him in…
