Workers found the remains of a child in Lake Golyanovsky.
The city department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that a purple school backpack with a child's head inside was found in the lake. According to the investigation, the child was about 7 to 10 years old. Divers have already inspected the bottom of the reservoir, and the crime scene is being examined by investigators and criminologists, TACC writes.
It was established that no more than two days had passed since the death. The child's identity is still being established. The child's body was later found in an apartment in an apartment building in Balashikha. Traces of violent strangulation were found on his neck.
A criminal case has been opened. Police are searching for the perpetrator of the brutal murder. Law enforcement officials said the boy's parents are suspects in the murder.