CrimeaPRESS reports:
The Main Investigation Department of the RF Investigative Committee for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has completed a criminal investigation against the former director of one of the entertainment complexes in Sevastopol, accused of providing services that do not meet safety requirements and which, through negligence, resulted in the infliction of grievous harm to the health of a minor (clause «c» part .2 Art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
An investigator from the Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases found that in 2022, the then-current director of the entertainment complex did not properly organize the safety of people in the water park pools, did not ensure the presence of a medical worker on site, the presence of a rescue post and a sufficient number of lifeguard instructors, whose functions performed by hired minors. At the same time, the rules of behavior in the pools were not brought to the attention of visitors, and children swimming were not supervised by lifeguards.— reported in Sledkom.
In the first half of the day on July 24, while visiting the water park, a 6-year-old child freely entered the adult swimming pool, where, in the absence of a lifeguard instructor, he jumped from the side and was completely immersed in the water, resulting in his clinical death. The workers of the complex did not take any measures to save the boy; he was pulled out of the water by visitors to the water park. Thanks to the measures taken by promptly arriving doctors, he was able to be revived. However, as a result of the incident, the child’s health was seriously harmed, he was recognized as a group I disabled person, and long-term rehabilitation was indicated for him.
The criminal investigation has now been completed. Sufficient evidence has been collected regarding the accused. The materials were sent to the prosecutor’s office in order to approve the indictment and transfer the case to court.
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