A Russian couple have been arrested for allegedly strangling their 2-year-old grandson to death with his body dumped in the snow after he ‘cried too much’ while they were babysitting.
Devastated parents, Maria, 20, and Dmitry, 25, returned home in Kuybyshevsky district of Novokuznetsk, Russia, to find only the clothes of their son, Dima, MetroUK reports.
They discovered his remains dumped outside the house in the snow, according to law enforcement in the country.
The grandparents, aged 52 and 48, were both ‘heavily drunk’ as they became irritated with the little boy’s tears.
The accused couple, who have not been named according to Russian media, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the tragedy.
Russian Investigative Committee (IC) in Kemerovo region in a statement said:
They located the little boy’s clothes in the house, but not him. The grandparents were both in the state of strong alcoholic intoxication.
Next to the house, the parents found the body of their son in the snow, and called investigators of local IC and police.
Forensic analysis will establish the exact reason for the little boy’s death.
The child’s other grandmother posted online saying: “Our poor little boy, how could we not save you?“
