Police find body of Ira Kuzhelnaya and detain suspect

A person suspected of having killed a 7-year-old Ira Kuzhelnaya who disappeared in Lahoiski District on November 23 has been detained today. Policemen found the girl’s body in the forest not far from the village she lived in. The circumstances of her death are unknown. Traces of violence have been found on the body. The deputy head of Lahoiski District Department of the Interior Uladzimir Zhdanenya informed ERB about it.

“The suspect was detained not far from here. He is being interrogated at the moment. He is only a suspect but the chances of him being the murderer are very good”.