A man who tried to kidnap a girl in Balashikha was sentenced to three years in prison.

A court has sentenced to three years in prison a man who tried to kidnap an eight-year-old schoolgirl in Balashikha, Moscow region. This was reported on February 6 by a correspondent of Izvestia.

It is specified that the 40-year-old defendant will go to serve his sentence in a high-security colony.

In Balashikha, Moscow region, on October 2 last year, passers-by helped a schoolgirl escape from a man who tried to kidnap her. The video recorded by the cameras shows an unknown man running after the schoolgirl, grabbing her hand and trying to hold her back. Local residents reported that the man introduced himself as the schoolgirl's father, but she denied it.

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On October 3, police officers from the Moscow region detained a 39-year-old native of Kurgan, who had tried to take a young girl with him the day before in Balashikha. According to the source of Izvestia, the man's name is Vitaly M. He was repeatedly brought to administrative responsibility for minor hooliganism and for drinking alcohol in public places. A criminal case has been opened.

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