The Vladimir Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have launched a criminal investigation in a crime under paragraph “c” of part 2 of article 238 of the RF Penal Code (unsafe services that entailed death of a person).
According to preliminary data, on 6 July 2015, a woman from Alexandrov District, Vladimir Region and her two daughters aged 3 and 5 arrived on holiday in the city of Hurghada, Egypt.
At 4 AM, 14 July 2015, the woman and girls felt unwell and vomited a lot. The woman started taking medicines and giving them to her daughters. About 10 AM, the woman asked the hotel manager to call an ambulance, but she could not show her medical insurance as at arrival at the resort had given all her documents to a family, she knew, and who on that day were on a one-day excursion trip.
Despite promises of the woman to show all necessary documents as soon as her friends arrived, the hotel manager rejected her request.
In the afternoon the same day, the 3-year-old girl fainted. When the woman cried for help, other Russian tourists staying at the hotel demanded to call a doctor, who when arrived said that the girl was dead.
According to preliminary information the cause of death was dehydration.
The woman and the elder girl received medical aid at hospital.
At present investigative operations are underway to find out as much as possible about the incident and identify individuals responsible for the girl’s death.
The investigators have prepared necessary documents of a commission forensic medical inquiry to be carried out in order to find out the exact cause of death. The inquiry will be assigned as soon as the girl’s body is delivered in Russia at the expense of the insurance company.
The investigators are going to interact with law-enforcement bodies of Egypt in due order for impartial investigation.
In accordance with part 3 of article 12 of the Russian Criminal Code foreign citizens who have committed crimes outside the Russian Federation are subject to prosecution under Russian laws if their crime has been directed against Russian citizens.
The investigation is ongoing.
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