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The Chairman of the IC of Russia Puts under Control the Investigation into the Circumstances of the Death of Children in One of the Institutions of Novosibirskaya Oblast

The investigating authorities of the ID of the IC of Russia for Novosibirskaya Oblast are investigating a criminal case initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the provision of services that do not meet the requirements of the security and safety of life and health of consumers, which negligently entailed the death of two or more persons).

According to the investigation, in the period from 2020 to 2021, juvenile victims were treated in the Oncology and Hematology Department of the Novosibirsk Clinical Central Regional Hospital, a State Budgetary Healthcare Institution. Four of them died as a result of the provision of services that do not meet the requirements of life and health safety.

A set of necessary investigative actions is being carried out under the criminal case, forensic examinations have been scheduled. The causes and conditions that contributed to the commission of the crime are being established.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee instructed the acting head of the ID of the IC of Russia for Novosibirskaya Oblast, A.N. Badulin, to file a report on all the circumstances of the incident. The Central Office of the IC has put the criminal case investigation progress under control.