In Veliky Novgorod, the mother took a child found in an apartment without food

In Veliky Novgorod, a court limited the rights of a single mother to a 12-year-old son and appointed her alimony. Employees of the guardianship committee found the child alone in unsanitary conditions without food, the joint press service of the courts of the Novgorod region reported.

The reason for the investigation was the inspection conducted on July 28, 2026. Experts found an eight-year-old boy alone in the apartment. The child was unkempt, there was no food in the house and it was dirty. The child was placed in a social rehabilitation center.

In court it turned out that the woman suffers from a serious illness and is undergoing inpatient treatment. She also became addicted to alcohol. During his stay in the center, the mother never visited him, did not bring things to school and did not attempt to return the child home, although she knew about the end of his stay in the institution. It is also established that she had previously lost her parental rights in relation to her daughter.

The court decided to leave the boy in the custody of the state and to recover from the defendant alimony.