Tragedy in Baikalsk: Five young people die after alcohol excess

Tragedy in Baikalsk: Five young people die after alcohol excess

in Baikalsk, a small town in Siberia with only 13,000 inhabitants, an unimaginable tragedy occurred during a birthday party, in which about two dozen young people took part. A 17-year-old athlete attacked his friends with a letter opener during a drinking launch where alcohol was consumed. This incident ended fatally for five young people, including the attacker himself, who later did not survive the wooden house he lit. According to kosmo gathered in a summer house that belonged to the perpetrator's family.

The incident occurred after the perpetrator, who was a promising young athlete in freestyle rings, attacked the birthday child, a 15-year-old boy. After an argument in which the birthday child showed him back, a 16-year-old girlfriend came to the aid and was fatally injured. The birthday child was able to flee and looked for help from a neighbor. The situation continued to escalate when the perpetrator turned on the gas tap and set the house on fire.

shocked community and mourning time

The city of Baikalsk is in shock. Citizens put flowers and photos at the scene to commemorate the victims. The mayor ordered a three -day mourning period. The victims were students of the local sports school and between 15 and 17 years old. According to Tagesspiegel were violated in the incident, while the health well-being of a victim is classified as very critical. The public prosecutor has initiated a murder procedure and also examines the sale of alcohol to minors.

alcohol consumption and the associated dangers in Russia are of enormous scope. A quarter of the Russian men do not reach the age of 55, and the average life expectancy is 65 years old, which indicates the widespread alcohol problem. An analysis of the Federal Center for Political Education underlines that around 500,000 people in Russia die due to alcohol abuse annually, including 80,000 due to alcohol intoxication. Unregistered alcohol, so -called "self -burned" (Samogon), makes up a significant part of consumption. At the same time, the drinking behavior of young people is increasingly classified as worrying.

alcohol culture and social challenges

In Russian culture, alcohol plays a central role. Proverbs that address consumption are widespread, for example: "Beer without vodka has thrown money out the window". Despite an anti -alcoholic campaign in the 1980s, an increase in unregistered alcohol consumption shows, which illustrates the challenges of Russian alcohol policy. Measures to regulate, including sales bans and age borders, have been implemented, even if the effectiveness of these measures is still critical with regard to long -term changes to alcohol consumption and the associated mortality.

The tragic incident in Baikalsk emphasizes the urgent need to raise awareness of alcohol consumption among young people and to strengthen social structures in order to prevent such tragedies in the future. The focus is on the ongoing investigations and the shaking of the community.