Shocking: Benfica director accused of killing 10-year-old child | OneFootball

Maria Krivopishina, director of Benfica Academy in Ukraine, is a suspect in the local police's investigation into the death of a 10-year-old child. The Eagles' connection with the Ukrainian official dates back to 2019, when the Club da Luz opened a training school in the Eastern European country - where the Eagles sourced their most recent reinforcement. At the time, the now accused was left in charge of the red center.

The case dates back to 2023, in the territory of the Olympic Village complex, near Kiev, where the academy is located. During a camp, the coach took the youth team to swim in a lake. The youngsters were left unsupervised and Ivan Goncharuk, a 10-year-old child who could not swim, ended up drowning and dying on the spot. At the time, several calls from the parents were ignored, and the parents ended up learning of the news through a police notification.

According to the order of the general prosecutor's office, quoted by football24.ua, the director of Benfica is a suspect in the case under Article 271, point 2, of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which punishes the violation of safety requirements at work, particularly in situations that end with the death of a person.

According to the investigation so far, also with information confirmed by various forensic examinations, the person in charge of the Benfica Academy committed gross violations of safety measures. Maria Krivopishina is abroad, but Ukrainian authorities want to put her on an international list, so they can proceed with the arrest as soon as possible.

It should also be noted that until recently, only the coach of the youth team was being seen as a suspect in the unfortunate case that victimized Ivan Goncharuk. However, there was a recent change in the group of prosecutors and the process began to move at a faster pace. Ruslan Kravchenko, the new attorney general, assured that the case is under his personal control.

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