Svetlahorsk District Man Accused of Beating His One-Year-Old Son

Reform.news Editorial Team · 9 November 2026, 14:08

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A criminal case has been opened in Svetlahorsk District against a 26-year-old local resident. He is accused of torturing a person in a helpless condition.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the man, while intoxicated, beat his young son at least five times between August and October 2026. The child had recently turned one.

The case came to light after a report from a kindergarten. The man had been taking his older child to kindergarten while his wife was in hospital. The kindergarten director noticed bruises on the five-year-old. That same day, she visited the family at home and saw that the younger child also had bruises.

“After that, the children were removed from the family: the older son was admitted to a children’s hospital, while the younger son was placed in the intensive care unit for observation. The preschool immediately filed a report with the police. The accused tried to explain the numerous bruises on his son’s body by claiming that the child was only learning to walk and kept falling,” the prosecutor’s office said.

The man’s actions have been classified under Part 2 of Article 154 of the Criminal Code. He has been remanded in custody.