In St. Petersburg, a man beat up an ex-cohabitant and kidnapped her son

In St. Petersburg, police released a 15-year-old teenager, who was forcibly taken away by his mother’s former partner in a woman’s car. This was reported by the GU MIA in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.

The incident occurred on the night of November 1 in the Vyborg district of the city. According to police, a 28-year-old man in a state of alcoholic intoxication came to the former partner and beat her. He then, threatening a knife, took the teenager out of the house, forcibly put him in a JAECOO car and fled, the Interior Ministry said.

About 03:00 GMT police officers of the Kalinin district together with Regardie stopped the car on the Avenue of Enlightenment and detained the man. “The teenager who was in the salon was released. As a result of the incident, he was not injured, the police said.

According to the detainee, in this way he wanted to restore relations with his former partner. During the inspection, the police found that the man was on the federal wanted list.

The car was returned to the owner. The collected materials were sent under investigation for further verification.

In March 2025, in St. Petersburg, police detained two men on suspicion of kidnapping a 16-year-old teenager. According to the Interior Ministry, the attackers beat him, drove him around the city for several hours and under threat of reprisal demanded 300 thousand rubles for release at the expense of a non-existent debt. After receiving the money, the teenager was released. A criminal case was opened against the suspects under the article on kidnapping (Article 126 of the Criminal Code of Russia).