The grandfather of the boy who died in St. Petersburg told about his painful condition

The six-year-old child, who died in the family of St. Petersburg residents who did not recognize traditional medicine, was in a sickly condition. This was told to "Izvestia" on February 16 by the boy's grandfather.

"We were at their place on Friday, the child was in a painful condition. <...> It looked like there was some weakness, but no more than that. There was no temperature. <...> A weakened child, severely weakened health," he explained, suggesting that the boy might have had heart problems.

The man added that he and his wife repeatedly urged their daughter and her spouse to take the child for examination, but they refused and were unwilling to listen to them.

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The incident took place in the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg. According to the source of "Izvestia", the parents of the boy did not appeal to doctors on principle and tried to treat the child on their own. In the evening of February 15, the baby began to suffocate, and his father called an ambulance. The child could not be saved.

According to the source, the boy did not attend educational institutions and was brought up in a complete family, which was characterized as prosperous. A criminal case has been opened over the incident.