Five teenagers were killed in an attack in Baikalsk. What is known

In Baikalsk, Irkutsk region, five teenagers were killed and four more were injured as a result of a peer attack and subsequent arson. This was announced on Wednesday, May 28, by the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia. Read more in the Izvestia article.

Attack on teenagers in Baikalsk — what happened

The incident occurred on the night of May 28 at the Gorny Baikal Horticultural Non-profit Partnership (SNT). According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, a group of teenagers were staying in a private house. At some point, one of the guests attacked those present with a knife, and then set fire to the house.

As a result, five people were killed, including the attacker, and four others were injured. A criminal case has been opened into the murder of two or more persons and attempted murder of two or more persons. Investigators and criminologists are working on the site.

As Tatyana Afanasyeva, the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Irkutsk region, reported in her Telegram channel, the young people celebrated their birthday. Some went home after the holiday, others stayed the night. The reasons for the sudden aggression on the part of the teenager are being established. Previously, none of the children were registered with the Commission on Juvenile Affairs (KDN).

The head of the administration of the Baikal urban settlement, Vasily Temgenevsky, in turn, said that the tragedy occurred due to alcohol consumption.

"The reason for this incident was the celebration of the birthday of one of the students. Due to the consumption of alcoholic beverages, a crime occurred, there is a suspect," he said in his Telegram channel.

Attack on teenagers in the Irkutsk region — what is known about the dead, the condition of the injured

As a result of the attack, five minors were killed, and four more were hospitalized. In her Telegram channel, Tatiana Afanasyeva clarified that one of the victims had been operated on, three needed psychological help, and they were in deep shock. The Commissioner for Children's Rights added that all teenagers will be transferred to the Irkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital for further treatment.

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The suspect in the case is the babies' father.

"The condition of three of them is not alarming, they are under medical supervision. One teenager is in serious but stable condition, which allows him to be transported to Irkutsk," she wrote.

The regional investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that the victims were between 13 and 17 years old, one of them a girl.

The attack on teenagers in Baikalsk — the reaction of officials

On behalf of the Governor of the Irkutsk region, Igor Kobzev, an operational headquarters was established in Baikalsk after the deaths of five teenagers.

"Deputy Governor Vyacheslav Eglit and Deputy Prime Minister Valentina Voblikova left for the site to work," the head of the region said on Telegram.

In addition, the head of the regional Ministry of Health and a team of psychologists, as well as the heads of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social Services of the region, as well as the Commissioner for Children's Rights of the Irkutsk region went to the scene to work with the victims.

Kobzev promised to provide comprehensive assistance to the victims, their families, as well as the loved ones of the victims.

"Now it is necessary to provide any possible assistance to the surviving children, as well as to the relatives of the victims. This is a truly shocking situation. In no case will we leave parents alone with this problem," he wrote.

Vasily Temgenevsky, the head of the administration of the Baikal urban settlement, expressed his condolences to the parents of the victims and declared three days of mourning on the territory of the settlement. It will run from May 28 to May 30.