Police in the northern Kazakh region of Pavlodar said on November 20 that the mother and her neighbor had been detained after search groups had found 7-year-old Milana Davydova dead a day earlier. The girl went missing in the village of Besqaugha on November 17. Police said the mother confessed that her daughter died after she hit her head with her hand, while the neighbor confessed to helping the woman hide the body at a site 250 meters from her house. If convicted, the two face up to 20 years in prison each. An investigation is under way. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Mother, Neighbor Detained In Kazakhstan After 7-Year-Old Girl's Body Found
Police lead the search for Milana Davydova on November 17.