The body of a 23-year-old girl was exhumed in Chechnya. Relatives want to prove that she died from her husband’s beatings

In Chechnya, the body of 23-year-old Gudermes resident Madina was exhumed to establish the causes of her death. The husband's relatives say that the girl fell down the stairs, and those close to the deceased say that she was beaten to death because of wasted child benefits.

As reported by the Republican Investigative Committee, the exhumation was carried out during a pre-investigation check based on information from social networks that the girl was killed by her husband. “All the circumstances leading to the death of the young woman are being established, relatives and people who participated in the ritual events for her burial are being interviewed in accordance with Muslim canons,” the department said. The Chechen prosecutor's office is also conducting an investigation.

ChGTRK Grozny aired a story in which the husband and mother-in-law stated that the girl had an epileptic seizure - she fell down the stairs and could not be saved.

The mother of the deceased, Khutmat Dovletmirzaeva, told the Caucasian Knot that shortly before her death, Madina quarreled with her husband and his relatives. The reason was child benefit, for which she bought a TV without permission.

The aunt of the deceased said that Madina got married at 16 and gave birth to three children. There were often quarrels in the family - the mother-in-law complained about her daughter-in-law to her son, he beat her. According to Madina’s four-year-old daughter, the girl was strangled and thrown down the stairs.