Policewoman convicted for ignoring domestic violence complaint

A Russian police officer has been convicted of negligence after telling a domestic violence victim to “come back when you’re dead” minutes before she was murdered.

Police inspector Natalya Bashkatova received a domestic abuse call in the city of Oryol in late 2016 but refused to investigate the victim’s claims, telling her, “If he kills you, we will come and report the corpse, don’t worry.” Yana Savchuk, the victim, was killed by her ex-boyfriend less than an hour later. He was sentenced to 13 years behind bars on murder charges.

An Oryol court found Bashkatova guilty of dereliction of duty that led to a person’s death and sentenced her to two years in a penal colony on Thursday. 

Bashkatova has also been barred from serving in the police force for three years.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/07/12/russian-cop-jailed-for-ignoring-murdered-domestic-violence-victims-pleas-a66394