Man Throws Grandson In Oven To Cast Out Demon

A Russian grandfather threw his two-year-old grandchild into an oven because he ‘saw the devil in the boy’ during a drinking session.

The unnamed boy from Omsk in Russia was rescued from the stove but is in grave danger after suffering acute burns over 50 per cent of his body.

The child has been placed in a coma and hooked up to a breathing machine as he fights for his life in hospital.

Svetlana Ospennikov, spokesperson for Omsk regional health department, said: “The little patient is in intensive care now. He is in a grave condition. It is too early to make any forecasts.

“When we deal with such burns, it is impossible to understand his condition. It can deteriorate for four days. Doctors are currently doing everything to ease the child’s sufferings.”

Police, who detained the man, said he “pushed the child into the scalding oven with the purpose of killing him”.

The wife and a female neighbour rushed back inside and pulled the screaming toddler out of the oven.

The grandparents were caring for the child while their daughter, the boy’s 21-year-old mother, Irina Andreeva, was working.

A police source said: “The suspect was detained in the state of strong alcoholic intoxication.

“He had been drinking for several days and most likely his brain was affected. He did not give any other reason.”

He faces a long prison sentence if convicted, according to Daily Mail UK.