Evil stepmother jailed for savagely beating up stepson, 6, leaving him with black eyes and horrible injuries
A CRUEL stepmother has been sentenced to two years in prison after savagely beating up her stepson, leaving him with black eyes and severe injuries. Ludmila Simon, 27, beat the child black and blue to take revenge on his father after having a row, reports said. Simon attacked young Vanya a year ago in the […]
A CRUEL stepmother has been sentenced to two years in prison after savagely beating up her stepson, leaving him with black eyes and severe injuries.
Ludmila Simon, 27, beat the child black and blue to take revenge on his father after having a row, reports said.
Simon attacked young Vanya a year ago in the village of Velyke, west-central Ukraine, when they were home alone.
The boy’s father, Ruslan Skorkin, 31, told local media: “I came home and saw my son beaten to a pulp.”
“Ludmila said that he fell and injured himself.”
Despite Vanya’s serious condition, his parents did not call an ambulance – hoping he would recover on his own.
But the next day, the boy, then aged six, felt worse and was finally taken to hospital.
Doctors from Vinnytsia Regional Children’s Hospital alarmed the police after seeing Vanya’s black eyes and horribly swollen head.
Shocked medics said the boy could not open his eyes and his head was “square-shaped from beatings”.
A source in the hospital said: “The child could barely stand on his feet and was covered with severe bruises all over his body.”
Neurosurgeon Sergey Voloshchuk added: “The boy was admitted to the hospital in a grave condition. He was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, concussion and multiple bruises to his face, back and limbs.”
Speaking to police officers, both parents tried to cover up the incident at first claiming “the child fell from the bed while playing and injured himself.”
They only revealed the truth when forensic examinations showed Vanya’s injuries were inflicted by an adult, investigators said.
Skorkin explained his lie later saying he “was afraid of being deprived of parental rights and did not want Simon to go to jail”.
Ludmila Simon, who confessed to attacking her stepson, was charged with torture of a minor and sentenced to two years in prison by the Kozyatyn Regional Court on January 30.
According to reports, she assaulted the child “to get back at his father after having an argument”.
After the sentencing hearing, she commented: “I understand that I’m guilty but the court’s decision is wrong and not fair.”
However, Simon’s neighbours argued she should have got the maximum punishment for her deed.
A woman living next door Nadiya Volynets said: “Vanya loved her and called her ‘mother.’”
“How could she be so cruel towards him?”
“I believe two years are not enough. She should have been jailed for life.”
Vanya, whose vision slightly deteriorated following the ordeal, is now living with his grandmother, Natalia Oleksiychuk.
Oleksiychuk said: “The boy is doing well now. He was glad to reunite with his younger sister, who has been living with me since her birth.”
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“His father – my son – was deprived of parental rights and social services banned him from seeing the children.”
“Both kids are not asking about their parents.”
Vanya and his sister’s biological mother was deprived of parental rights several years ago for failure to fulfil her duties.
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