Domestic violence in Russia: 'Where are the police? She's getting killed in there'

Описание: Vera Pekhteleva was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2020, three years after Russia decriminalised first instance domestic battery.

Campaigners say the country's domestic violence laws are letting women die.

Sky News approached the Kemerovo police force and local investigative committee for comment but has yet to receive a response.

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