Schoolgirl brutalized by vigilantes in drug theft case speaks

A schoolgirl from Pervouralsk, who became a victim of a brutal public punishment, told E1.RU about her condition. The incident occurred in Yekaterinburg. Two boys, aged 16 and 17, led the girl to a deserted wasteland, where they kicked her, and then ordered her to strip naked in the snow.

Now, the girl does not attend school; she is on medical leave.

«Basically, I feel fine, only my fingers are broken. It would be better if the video was deleted everywhere. Everyone recognizes me,» the girl said. «I would like them punished, but they are already in a pretrial detention center in Yekaterinburg.»

The schoolgirl is from a large family. Her mother has six children, five of whom are minors. The likely reason for such brutal punishment is that the girl stole prohibited substances that belonged to a local drug shop.

Acquaintances of the girl said that she does not study well. According to them, she has been held back a grade several times. She got involved with the boys who beat her in the video about two and a half months ago, and the video of the abuse was filmed in early November.

«I haven«t seen her use drugs or be under their influence. I don»t even know if she smokes. Most likely, she needed money,» a friend of the girl said. «Overall, she is calm and quiet, a pleasant person.»

We could not reach the girl«s mother, but contacted her older brother. He said he knows nothing about the abuse of his sister.

«I have lived separately for a long time and am not aware of what is happening with them,» the schoolgirl«s older brother reported.

We reported that for eight minutes (the full recording is in the possession of E1.RU), the high school student was tortured: she was beaten with a bottle, clubs were broken on her, her fingers were twisted, and she was stoned. Moreover, the letter «Zh» was carved into her back with a utility knife, and her arm was cut. During the beating, the girl«s face was turned into a bloody pulp.