Natalia Vazina: Millionaire's 'lover' strips her 3 kids naked, walks them in -15C snow to stop 'living in sin'
A woman has been accused of trying to murder her own children after she stripped them naked and took them to bury in a forest in -15C snow. The accused, identified as Natalia Vazina, is reportedly a millionaire's lover and she took the extreme step because she was ashamed of "living in sin", Russian police said as reported by The Sun.
It has been said that the 33-year-old mother was also not wearing anything when she walked towards the forest near Moscow with her three kids, including a baby. However, all of them were saved after a dog walker saw them late on Thursday evening, February 11, and informed police.
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The three children have been identified as 10-year-old Grigory, two-year-old Lazar and 11-month-old Marfa. All of them reportedly suffered frostbite and hypothermia. Their mother also suffered frostbite to her back, legs and feet. The family is currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
Media reports citing law enforcement said that Vazina and prominent jeweler Ilya Klyuev are romantically involved despite the 43-year-old millionaire being married with four children. The woman worked for his jewelry house Cluev and their relationship started some years ago.
It has also been reported that Klyuev is legally married to his wife, but he pays for a luxury apartment for Vazina and her kids in the New Moscow suburb. He reportedly fathered the two younger kids of the woman. Vazina’s apartment is close to the area where she along with the children were found in the snow in the village of Sosenskoye.
Reports stated that the mother had become “religious” and was unhappy about “living in sin”, which eventually resulted in a breakdown in their relationship. The incident reportedly left Klyuev “shocked”, who visited the four in the hospital. The millionaire has also offered to take custody of all the kids, including Grigory, who is not his own.
However, when 360TV asked him about the other two children if they are his own, he replied, “You know, these questions are awkward to answer.” Also, speaking about his relationship with Vazina, Klyuev said, “You never know what they write there, I cannot say. This is some kind of misinformation. I know this woman, she worked for us a long time ago. Of course, we won’t leave the children.”
Reports said that Vladimir Putin’s children’s ombudswoman Anna Kuznetsova also visited the affected family in the hospital. Kuznetsova later said, “I managed to talk to the elder boy. He suffered the most because he walked barefoot in the snow. His feet have to be treated seriously and the forecasts (from doctors) are cautious."
"The kids are wonderful, the older one is open, caring. He told me how he comforted his little sister in his arms, because she doesn't like to sleep in a crib. The doctors told how the children are close to each other, but I saw it right away.”
Vazina has reportedly tried to defend herself for allegedly trying to kill her kids as she claimed someone had put something in her food. Police have launched a criminal case against her for attempted murder. Besides, she will also be provided with a mental health evaluation.