The media has revealed the criminal background of a man suspected of killing his stepson

The stepfather, who is suspected in the murder of a seven-year-old boy, who disappeared the day before in Kaliningrad Region, used to beat people when he was young. This was reported to RT on February 4 by his acquaintance.

"Dated in his youth with my friend and beat her up in front of her parents. She fled Chernyakhovsk because of his harassment," the source said.

Another interlocutor accused him of links to crime and drug use. He added that the man worked as a driver at the company.

Earlier, on February 3, it was reported that a seven-year-old boy went missing in the Kaliningrad region. A criminal case was initiated. Police officers, canine service and volunteers were involved in the search for the child.

Later, on February 4, his stepfather was detained on suspicion of murder of the missing seven-year-old boy. It was reported that investigators and criminalists of the regional department of the Investigative Committee went to the location of the child's body.