Chelyabinsk teenagers were suspected of brutal massacre of a family of hedgehogs

In Troitsk, three teenagers aged 13-15 are suspected of brutally killing five hedgehogs. The police opened a criminal case for cruelty to animals (Part 1 of Article 245 of the Criminal Code), reports with reference to the prosecutor's office of the Chelyabinsk region. Interfax

The dead animals were found on the morning of July 14. According to the Dostup agency, hedgehogs with ripped open bellies and cut off paws were seen by a local resident who was taking her child to kindergarten in the village of State District Power Plant. According to the First Regional publication, offensive inscriptions were made on the bench with the blood of hedgehogs.

Sources of the publication Znak.com claim that the massacre of animals was carried out by 13-year-old children from disadvantaged families. In a nearby pine forest, teenagers caught a family of five hedgehogs, which they then killed by inhaling glue fumes.