The Bryansk regional court in Russia on December 15 ruled to release Dmitry Afanaskin from pretrial detention five days after he was detained on a charge of negligently keeping a firearm after his 14-year-old daughter shot a classmate and herself dead at school last week with his shotgun. The court imposed parole-like restrictions on Afanaskin. The school’s deputy principal and the director of the security group responsible for the school's security along with one of his employees remain under arrest on negligence charges. Five other people were wounded in the attack. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian Court Releases Father Whose Daughter Killed Classmate And Herself
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