Kaliningrad: The process began in the case of those accused of killing a child of doctors

In the Kaliningrad Regional Court, the process began in the case of doctors Elena Belaya and Elina Sushkevich, who are accused of killing a newborn. On August 6, the first meeting is held after the formation of a jury. It is reported by Klops. The accusation insisted on a closed process due to the danger of disclosing medical secrets. The court refused the request.

Interfax, citing the court’s press service, reports that the jury was formed in late July and only on the third attempt. According to the interlocutor of the publication, apparently, "the trial will not be short." Elina Sushkevich’s lawyer Kamil Babasov said Klops that the process could drag on until winter.

Earlier, the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, said that the department has evidence that it was the murder of a child that occurred in the perinatal center of Kaliningrad.

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The former head physician of the maternity hospital Elena Bely and the resuscient-anesthetist of the regional perinatal center Elin Sushkevich is accused of killing the baby. A premature boy died a few hours after childbirth. According to investigators, Belaya, as the head physician of the maternity hospital, decided to kill a newborn, and Sushkevich introduced a fatal dose of magnesium to the child. At the end of April, the court in Kaliningrad extended the arrest to the accused.

Other famous doctors have repeatedly performed in support of doctors. The Internet created a petition in which they demand to stop the persecution of Elina Sushkevich. In early May, parents of premature babies launched a website and a group on Facebook in support of a neonatologist Elina Sushkevich, where they tell the stories of salvation of children who were treated by Sushkevich.