In Krasnoyarsk, a criminal investigation was completed about dog attacks on people who led to victims. The case was initiated against Evgeny Petryuk, the former head of the "Directorate of Roads, Infrastructure and Improvement" of the Krasnoyarsk administration. The ex-official is accused of negligence, resulting in the death of two or more people, the regional department of the UK reports .

The prosecutor's office approved the indictment to transfer the case to court. This is the first thing in Russia, related to the fatal attacks of stray dogs, which came to the court, TASS was told in the Investigative Committee.

According to investigators, from October 2019 to February 2020, Petyuk did not provide control over the numbers of stray animals that began to attack people. As a result of attacks, two people, including a child, were injured, and four residents of the city died.

In February 2020, in Krasnoyarsk, they introduced a biological and social emergency regime due to attacks by stray dogs on the city’s inhabitants. The court sent the head of the management, improvement and infrastructure of Yevgeny Petryuk to house arrest. The city authorities admitted that in all areas of the city there was a tense atmosphere with stray animals.

The case of the attack of stray dogs for the first time in Russia reached trial