Cruelty knows no bounds

On the death of Maxim Kuzmin our diplomats have learned from the obituary

By Alexander Gasyuk

Another case of ill-treatment of an adopted child to Russia, over the death of a baby, was discovered in the U.S.. But even though the foster mother from Texas in late January, allegedly killed three Maxim Kuzmin, so American is not under arrest.

As it turned out, "RG", a new tragedy with Russian child occurred on January 21 in the West Texas 560 miles from Dallas. The victim Maxim Kuzmin-Shatto lived with his brother Cyril in place a two-year Gardendale, near the town of Odessa. Points out that the child did not have time to live in America and six months - an adoption was made Pskov Regional Court and entered into force on October 23, 2012, clarified the "RG" the Russian diplomat.

"Officially, no one is notified of the death of an adopted child to Russia, although the U.S. government should have done. On the tragedy became known through the obituary, which was published in the State of Louisiana, and then the information from falling into the Russian Embassy in the U.S. and we are connected to the investigation "- said" RG "employee of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Houston, in the area of ​​responsibility which includes Texas. A senior Russian diplomat in Washington told the "RG" confirmed - although the United States officially established 19 cases of death of adopted Russian children, most of all, "is only the tip of the iceberg" because almost all of the known incidents were revealed accidentally by short messages in the local press.

Although the foster mother named Shatto and barred from raising his younger brother who died of Maxim (Cyril placed under the guardianship of relatives and his condition not serious), American still is accused and arrested, said, "RG" in the Consulate General.

Currently investigating the death of a foster child is two linyam - studying all the circumstances surrounding the death of three baby for the police and social services Texas. Maxim's body, beaten and dosed with a potent psychotropic drug "Risperdal" which is usually used in the treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients sent for examination, the results of which will be announced within a week or two, explain the local police department.

Upon learning of the tragedy, the Russian diplomats immediately went on a trip to Gardendale and met with law enforcement officers, social workers, and the father of the deceased child. In the embassy intend to monitor closely this case and note that, apparently, the U.S. is truly interested in objective investigation.

Maxim Kuzmin has been adopted by a specialized agency of the U.S. Gladney Center for Adoption. Representative of the agency, headquartered in Texas, declined to answer questions from a "WG" of the company in Russia.

By the way

"We believe that the perpetrators will be punished most severely. We will monitor this closely and the result once again state that the U.S. State Department, in contrast to the local authorities did not help our consular find out the cause of the new fatalities with Russian child USA. We expect that in the case of confirmation of these facts in the beginning of the investigation into the death of the boy guilty will be punished, "- said the Russian Foreign Ministry commissioner on human rights, Konstantin Dolgov

Consequence

Yesterday the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the murder of three U.S. foster boy from Russia Maxim Kuzmin. As the correspondent of "RG" TFR spokesman Vladimir Markin, the death of Maxim has already become the 20th case of the death of Russian children in American foster care.

Maxim was adopted from the Pechora Orphanage. By the way, from the same orphanage, and was killed in 2008, Dima Yakovlev. Markin said that in the course of a criminal investigation is essential to check and how to adopt a child. In the near future investigation is going to apply for absentee arrest foster mother murdered boy, and declare it in the international wanted list. In addition, the Investigation Committee of the Russian Federation will seek the participation of the Russian investigators in the investigation of crime, held in the United States - said Markin.

Yesterday the governor of the Pskov region Andrei Turchak suspended all adoptions of orphans from the region. "We are suspending all open adoptions of children in any family," - said the meeting Turchak regional leadership. This decision is due to the loss of U.S. Maxim Kuzmin, adopted by U.S. citizens is in the Pskov region. According Turchak, adoption proceedings resumed after a special committee will be formed, which will consist of "representatives of the responsible executive agencies, non-governmental organizations dealing with large families, orphans, and the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Pskov region."