Prosecutors of the Galician District Prosecutor’s Office in Lviv sent to court an indictment against a 38-year-old woman on the fact of malicious failure to fulfill statutory childcare obligations, which caused grave consequences (Article 166 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation established that in August last year, the accused and her two-year-old daughter were vacationing on the shore of a pond in a village in Lviv district.
However, the mother was drunk and left the child unattended near the pond.
As a result, the young girl fell into the pond and drowned.
Only a few hours later, the woman noticed that her daughter was missing and reported her to the police. Law enforcement officers found the girl’s body in the water near the place where her mother was resting.
The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings was carried out by investigators of the LRUP No. 1 of the Main Department of the National Police in Lviv region.
Note: In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and shall not be subjected to criminal punishment until proven guilty according to law.
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