Tragic schoolgirl, 17, ‘sexually assaulted by farmworker, 41, before being beaten & left to be mauled to death by pigs’
THE 17-year-old school girl mauled to death by pigs was allegedly sexually assaulted by a farmworker after he knocked her unconscious.
Igor Zaika, 41, has been charged with the murder of his boss’s daughter Milena Shevelyova but now faces a deeper police probe with more accusations coming to light.
The Russian Investigative Committee believe Zaika knocked out Milena before leaving her to be mauled to death by pigs on the farm.
The worker has already confessed to the savage beating because he “harboured a grudge” against the teen, cops added.
Police are now set to investigate further allegations that Zaika violently sexually assaulted the girl after the initial attack.
They have now charged him with committing murder with cruelty to allegedly hide the sexual acts.
A separate charge centres around the claims of a sexual attack on the underage girl.
Milena was feeding the pigs at her home in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia, when she was attacked.
Zaika was interrogated by officers when investigations into Milena’s death first started as the suspect admitted to the assault.
He said in a videoed confession: “I came in, and there’s his daughter, the manager’s daughter….we got into a fight.”
The farm worker reportedly said he “went at her with a stick” before he “threw a few punches to her head”.
He did not confess to any sexual acts being carried out during the interrogation process.
But investigators are understood to have found forensic evidence at the crime scene.
Milena was left to die inside the pigpen as the farm animals are said to have ultimately mauled her to death.
Russian media, citing law enforcement sources, said: “As someone who had lived in the village all his life and worked with livestock, he perfectly understood that the animals could ‘finish off’ the girl lying on the floor.”
“The man deliberately left the girl to be eaten by pigs, because he knew that the animals would attack the body,” a report by news outlet Readovka added.
Milena’s boyfriend Vladimir Bedny, 18, found her body in with the animals before calling the police.
Initial reports on the horror case said the pigs tore her femoral artery leaving Milena to bleed out.
In a further attempt to cover up the alleged crime Zaika said he smashed her phone with an axe and burnt it in a furnace.
Police believe the suspect had fought with the girl’s father the same day and entered the pigpen in the evening with the aim of setting it on fire.
Milena’s heartbroken partner Vladimir posted a touching tribute following her death saying: “You will forever remain in my heart.
“Forgive me for everything, my most beloved girl.”
A neighbour named Vera added: “She was such a kind person.
“Always helping her parents with everything. A truly compassionate child.
“I can’t wrap my head around this loss! Just 17 years old – she was such a little doll.”
The Investigative Committee of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Republic of Khakassia say investigations will continue into the tragic death.