Appraisal of Some Statements By The Parties
- On April 20, the Novgorod City Prosecutor Andrey Yefimov made the following statement while talking with a "Gazeta.ru" journalist: "Our experts have reached an irrefutable conclusion that the child was pushed through the railing by force, as it is impossible for a girl of that age to get through the bars there on her own" ((Russian)). Kirill Martynov published a message (with some relevant photos) in his blog which aims to refute this statement by the Prosecutor ((Russian)).
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