A 7-year-old girl is beaten to death by her stepfather, a war veteran with a violent past. Despite signs of ongoing abuse, no one stepped in to save her—not her mother, not the neighbors, not the authorities. In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we examine the brutal murder of little Amelia, the system’s failure to protect her, and the disturbing return of violence from the battlefield into Russian homes.
A 7-year-old girl is beaten to death by her stepfather, a war veteran with a violent past. Despite signs of ongoing abuse, no one stepped in to save her—not her mother, not the neighbors, not the authorities. In this episode of From Russia with Crime, we examine the brutal murder of little Amelia, the system’s failure to protect her, and the disturbing return of violence from the battlefield into Russian homes.