UDUT v. RUSSIA - 1115/10 (Judgment : Article 2 - Right to life : Third Section Committee)

Alena Poláčková , President, Dmitry Dedov , Jolien Schukking , judges , and Stephen Phillips , Section Registrar ,

. The post-mortem examination (in a report of 1 June 2007) established that Z. had died as a result of mechanical asphyxia caused by deliberate self - harm by means of hanging. Apart from a strangulation mark, multiple bruises and abrasions were discovered on Z. ' s face, forearms and shins which could have manifested shortly before Z. ' s death as a result of impacts from blunt objects, such as blows inflicted on her face, arms and legs at the hands of another person. Ethyl alcohol was found in Z. ' s blood and urine, which confirmed that she had been in a state of alcohol intoxication.

. On 13 November 2009 the applicant complained to the Regional Prosecutor ' s Office of the failure of the criminal investigations department and the police department to carry out comprehensive and prompt inquiries into the death of her daughter.

. On the same day the first deputy prosecutor of the Regional Prosecutor ' s Office held that there had been a failure to comply with the law and the requirement of promptness in carrying out the inquiry into Z. ' s death by the officers of the criminal investigations department and the police department, which had violated the applicant ' s rights.

. Subsequently, on 15 December 2009 the investigator took another decision refusing to institute a criminal investigation into Z. ' s death.