In Russia, cancer patients killed a doctor and himself

The victim worked at a senior position in the cancer center.

According to investigators, the morning of August 9, 2017, the attacker, being in the building of the Murmansk regional Oncology center, struck the head of the outpatient Department a few strokes brought with them to the reception with a knife. The doctor injured the vital organs and died at the scene, according to the official website of the regional Department of the RF IC.

According to TV 21, a victim of the criminal was Igor Vladimirovich Tyulenev. The attack on the victim was committed at 8:30.

After killing the patient, according to investigators, several times, stabbed himself in the chest, committing suicide. The suspect also died at the scene.

“Currently, the site works investigative team consisting of investigators and investigators-criminologists of the regional administration TFR. Conducted investigations aimed at establishing the motives and all the circumstances of the crime”, – is spoken in the press release of the RF IC.

Investigators seized medical records.

“The consequence will give a legal assessment to actions of officials responsible for organizing the protection of patients, medical personnel and permit regime”, – concluded the investigative Department.

The incident qualified under part 1 of article 105 of the criminal code (“Murder”).

Meanwhile, the health Ministry has denied speculation that have committed murder and suicide the men were diagnosed with cancer. It is likely that the alleged murderer had only a suspicion of the disease, after which he went to the doctor.

“He is on admission was not recorded. He spoke here, he had some problems, but no cancer had been identified,” – said RIA “Novosti” Minister of health of the Murmansk region Valery Peretrukhin.

ACCORDING to him, will be validated version of the mental health problems. “Research will be conducted, there was the treatment of the patient now raise all of the medical record, the Prosecutor’s office will withdraw, will examination, including psychiatric,” added Peretrukhin.

He also noted that it is unprecedented for the Murmansk region case, when a patient kills a doctor.

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Olga Golodets said in early July of 2017 that 3.5 million Russians are living with cancer. Malignant neoplasms take the second place among causes of mortality.

Every year in Russia, with cancer no less than 500 thousand people, 100 thousand of them die within a year after detection of the disease, said in February the Director of the Russian oncological scientific center named after N. N. Blokhin Mikhail Davydov. He emphasized the importance of early diagnosis of cancer.

In March, the Fund “Faith” and Association of professional participants of hospice care reported that every third doctor is afraid to prescribe terminally ill patients a narcotic pain reliever, for fear of prosecution for errors in the work. Most doctors (74%) said a major barrier to providing quality anesthesia to the patients paperwork, according to the charity Fund “Such things”.

82-year-old cancer patient a resident of Moscow killed herself in March by jumping from the window on the car. The deceased was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

In February in Ivanovo, died 88-year-old pensioner in the fourth stage of cancer. The relatives of the deceased said that he decided to commit suicide after not been able to get painkillers from the ambulance and hospice.

In 2015, media reported about a number of high-profile suicides, in particular, allegedly because of illness, shot himself, rear Admiral Vyacheslav Apanasenko shot himself with a hunting rifle, the Dean of the faculty of psychology, Moscow psychological-pedagogical University Mikhail Kondratyev, killed an 85-year-old Professor cardiologist Edmund-Michael Luda.

After that Roskomnadzor sent to some publications warning, forbidding to write about the causes of suicides, and publications became less.

According to statistics, Russia lags significantly behind developed countries in the fight against cancer. The mortality rate from malignant neoplasms in Russia is 124,4 100 thousand population. For comparison, in Japan that is considered a leader in working with cancer, this figure is 93.8.

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