On 6 July, 2020, 8-year-old Vika Teplyakova from Novoaleksandrovsk, Russia, had an argument with her
On 6 July, 2020, 8-year-old Vika Teplyakova from Novoaleksandrovsk, Russia, had an argument with her mother and, as a result, decided to leave. At 10AM, Vika, depressed by the previous conflict with her mother, took a warm sweater and decided to go to Dolinsk, a town where she had lived earlier. It is known that Vika often went to that town and would often spend nights there with her friends and family as she received the warmth and care that she so lacked at home. Vika knew that Dolinsk could be reached from the bus station and so began to walk in that direction, trying to catch a passing car for a free ride in the process. A married couple in a minibus happened to stop and offer Vika a free ride, which she quickly accepted. However, she would not make it to Dolinsk that day. Back at home in Novoaleksandrovsk, Vika’s mother was becoming worried. She had not heard from any of her family or friends regarding Vika, nor had anyone in the neighbourhood seen her. At 11 p.m., Vika’s mother reported her missing to police. All forces were thrown into the search for 8-year-old Vika. Volunteers, rescuers, and special services searched for her all day and night. These searches have been described as one of the largest in the past few years. On 10 July, as a result of investigative actions and operational-search measures in a forest near the village of Ozhidaevo, Kholmsk District, the corpse of a girl with signs of violent death was found. In accordance with the data received, the death of the child occurred on the day of her disappearance on 6 July, 2020. Analysis of CCTV and traffic cameras uncovered a video of Vika walking down the road. However, there were no signs of the minibus that she had gotten into as most of the other traffic cameras were not working at that time. The police began to search for a minibus. It was not immediately possible to find it, but eventually, a breakthrough in the case resulted in the police locating the vehicle. As well as this, police arrested the suspects, 31-year-old Kristina and 45-year-old Igor Dvornikovs. During interrogation, they claimed that they had picked up another girl and dropped her off safely. However, mistakes were found in their testimony, and because of this, it was possible to obtain a confession from Kristina. According to the woman, on 6 July, she and her husband, Igor, decided to spend time together, bought alcohol and went to the beach. On the road, they saw Vika and stopped to give her a lift. As a result, Igor decided to go to the Kholmsky district. He himself is from Chaplanovo, so he knows all the places there well. Kristina admitted that she thought that they would just ride and take the girl to her destination, but Igor abruptly changed the route after arriving at a remote place. There they began to drink, after which Igor ordered her to leave the car, indicating that he was going to rape the child. Kristina did not argue, knowing her husband’s aggressive disposition. He often beat her. Subsequently, Igor raped Vika, strangled her with a bag, and threw her corpse into the forest. Kristina Dvornikova is accused of committing a crime under paragraphs “a”, “d” of part 2 of article 126 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (kidnapping). While Igor Dvornikov is charged under points “c”, “k” of part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder), points “a”, “d” of part 2 of Article 126 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, paragraph “b” of part 4 of article 131 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (rape), paragraph “b” of part 4 of article 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violent acts of a sexual nature). On 13 July, hundreds of people gathered to say goodbye to Vika Teplyakova as she was laid to rest. -- source link
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