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Title: Siberian girl 'acts like a dog'... Post by: Toler on May 27, 2009, 04:12:53 PM Siberian girl 'acts like dog' after being locked up since infancy
12:4127/05/2009 CHITA, May 27 (RIA Novosti) - Police in the East Siberian city of Chita have reported a chilling case of child abuse, in which a five-year-old girl was kept locked in a room with dogs and cats for several years, causing her to behave like an animal. The Chita police department said on its website that the apartment was searched after a tip-off. "For almost five years, the girl was brought up by several cats and dogs, and never went outside," the report said. After years of malnourishment and lack of contact with humans, despite sharing the three-room flat with her father, grandmother, grandfather and other relatives, the girl has not learned to speak, and makes only animal-like noises. Police found the girl "unwashed, in dirty clothes, and with the obvious habits of a domestic animal; she greeted the police officers by leaping at them like a dog." The report said the family was living in squalor, and that "the water, heating, gas, and sanitation had long ago been switched off." The statement said a criminal case has been opened against family members, but that the maximum prison term is three years. The father was not in the flat when the police found the girl, and his whereabouts are unknown. The mother called in at a police station on finding out that her daughter had been taken. The girl, who is at the physical development stage of a two or three year old, is now being treated in a rehabilitation center. She reportedly has a good appetite, but insists on lapping up her food straight from her plate. Medics at the center say that when nurses leave the room she rushes to the door and barks. http://en.rian.ru/society/20090527/155100518.html Title: Re: Siberian girl 'acts like a dog'... Post by: Nut44x4 on June 20, 2009, 06:53:51 PM Parents of Siberian 'dog child' to face criminal charges
NOVOSIBIRSK, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Police in the Eastern Siberian city of Chita are to bring charges against the parents of a girl who was 'raised' by dogs and cats, a police source said on Tuesday. Five-year-old Natasha, nicknamed Mowgli by Russian media after the character from the Rudyard Kipling book, has not learned to speak, and makes only animal-like noises, despite sharing the three-room flat with her father and other relatives. It is believed that she had never been out of the building before she was discovered by police. The child, who was found "unwashed, in dirty clothes, and with the habits of a domestic animal," is at the physical development stage of a two or three year old and is now being treated in a social-rehabilitation centre. "The documentation on the case was submitted to the prosecutor's office. The case will be launched against both the mother and the father of the girl," the source said. The parents, if convicted, could be jailed for up to three years. ::MonkeyShocked:: ::MonkeyNoNo:: (Geezeeee, you would think this happened right here in Maine) :roll: The source added that a special commission, comprising police, juvenile authorities and doctors, was currently compiling documents to deprive the parents of their parental rights. Prosecutors have also issued a warning to the chief doctor at the local children's hospital on the grounds that medical personnel were aware of the conditions in which the girl was kept. http://en.rian.ru/society/20090602/155146391.html |