Mother probed for attempted murder after baby is found in wardrobe
Mother is probed for attempted murder after shutting emaciated ‘unwanted’ baby in wardrobe: Tragic girl is set for adoption in Russia after recovering in time for her first birthday
- Russian emaciated baby Polina was discovered having been shut in a wardrobe
- Her older brother secretly fed her despite his mother Yulia Zykova’s orders not to
- It’s thought Polina was unwanted by Zykova after she was ‘raped by her husband’
- The little baby girl has survived to her first birthday and is now set to be adopted
- WARNING: Graphic images
A mother is under investigation for attempted murder after she allegedly shut her emaciated ‘unwanted’ baby inside a wardrobe.
There were fears for her life when baby Polina was discovered starving and haggard.
She only remained alive because her 13-year-old brother Matvey secretly defied their mother Yulia Zykova, 38, to feed her.
Polina is said to have now fully recovered from the ordeal in time for her first birthday, and is set to be put up for adoption.
The baby girl’s pictures caused shock around the country.
A mother is under investigation for attempted murder after she allegedly shut her unwanted baby in a wardrobe. Pictured: Baby Polina, who was discovered starving and haggard
Baby Polina only remained alive because her brother, Matvey, 13, secretly defied their mother Yulia Zykova, 38 (pictured with her other daughter, three) to feed her
Zykova has since been declared ‘sane’ and is now under investigation for ‘attempted murder’ and ‘cruelty’. She is facing up to 15 years in jail if convicted.
This is despite her estranged husband failing a lie detector test on a TV show when asked if he had raped Zykova leading to an unwanted pregnancy.
Initial reports said the mother had neglected an ‘unwanted baby’.
The latest picture shows Polina has regained weight and reports say she has now marked her first birthday in a state orphanage in Russian city Yekaterinburg.
Polina’s carer Ekaterina said she plays with other children, adding: ‘She is inquisitive, cheerful, almost does not cry.’
She will be put up for adoption if her family members are unable to care for her.
Polina is said to have now fully recovered from the ordeal in time for her first birthday, and is set to be put up for adoption. Pictured: Baby Polina in an orphanage
Yulia Zykova and her ex-husband Andrey, father of the baby-girl Polina. A ‘Trial-by-TV’ show confronted Yulia’s estranged husband over allegations that he raped his wife
Zykova’s other two children are being raised by their grandmother Natalya Dranitsyna, 61.
The baby – then around five months old – was found hidden in a duffle bag inside a wardrobe by a family friend.
A ‘Trial-by-TV’ show confronted Yulia’s estranged husband Andrey Zykov, 39, and subjected him to a lie detector test, over media allegations that he raped his wife after leaving her for another woman.
This led to the unwanted pregnancy, according to Channel One TV show ‘Na Samom Dele’ or ‘Actually’.
Asked whether he raped his estranged wife after a row, he first told TV viewers: ‘Yes, that’s true.’
Then he said: ‘No, it was not rape. I did not understand your question.’
Zykova’s other two children are being raised by their grandmother Natalya Dranitsyna, 61. The latest picture shows Polina has regained weight and reports say she has now marked her first birthday in a state orphanage in Russian city Yekaterinburg
He voluntarily underwent a polygraph test on TV, and was asked again if he raped his wife leading to the unwanted child.
He replied: ‘No,’, but the polygraph operator said: ‘It’s a lie.’
Zykov covered his face in his hands on the prime time show.
He also accepted the baby was his child.
He has not been charged with any crime but is a witness in the case.
Matvey told the same TV show that her mother had not told him the baby was his sister, but said Polina was a friend’s baby.
He fed her with baby mix and sometimes milk, despite his mother ordering him not to speak about the child, he said.
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