amputation of the phalanx by the gate
In what local reporters described as a troubling incident at a village school in Novozhilkino, within the Usolsky district of the Irkutsk region, a 14-year-old boy sustained a traumatic injury to the middle finger of his left hand when a classmate failed to close a door properly. The episode occurred during the spring term. The boy’s mother has publicly accused the school of permitting persistent bullying by peers, while alleging that school staff have not taken sufficient action to address the problem.
According to the boy’s mother, the nurse was located in the dining area only an hour after the event. During that interval, some classmates reportedly teased and taunted the injured student, with the teachers said to have not preserved the severed finger on ice and instead placing it in a bag. She described the sequence as a catastrophic misstep in first aid for a traumatic amputation of the middle finger phalanx. The child was then transported to a hospital, and separately the finger was brought in for medical assessment. The mother recounted that medical personnel advised that immediate first aid may not have been carried out properly and that the finger, being very dirty, might not survive. By March 7 the phalanx had to be surgically removed because it failed to reattach correctly.
The family says the injury has altered the boy’s everyday activities. He can no longer participate in sports, and post-anesthesia breathing difficulties were noted, leading to the conclusion that athletic pursuit is no longer feasible. The youngster also reports persistent pain in the injured finger, complicating even simple activities like boxing. The boy’s mother states that classmates continued to mock him on social networks and created memes about the incident, while teachers allegedly remained aware of the situation yet did not intervene.
On the Irkutsk regional Investigative Committee site a preliminary inquiry was announced in the Usolsky district. The committee indicated that investigators had learned of the incident from media coverage and were examining whether there were elements of a crime within the scope of negligence. The statement added that the investigative actions would be evaluated in due course, and the institutions involved could face legal assessment for any inaction discovered in the review. [Investigative Committee of the Irkutsk Region]
Legal pursuit and response
The boy’s mother told reporters that she is pursuing legal action through the courts and that a decision from the court was expected on a forthcoming Tuesday. She described the period following the final surgical procedure on November 3, when the boy returned to school, as tense. After the public announcement of the court case, she said the school faced renewed harassment from peers, prompting the boy’s withdrawal from the school and a renewed effort to find a path forward that includes possible compensation. The school denies wrongdoing, according to her account, with no direct outreach to apologize or acknowledge responsibility by parents or the child. The mother characterizes such responses as minimizing the severity of the incident and its consequences for her son.
The family’s attorney, Sergei Kalinovsky, emphasized that rehabilitation remains essential for the boy. Whether he remains at the same school or transfers elsewhere, the family seeks formal apologies that reflect basic human courtesy and accountability. The lawsuit addresses non-pecuniary harm, arguing that the school bears responsibility for the moral damage suffered by the student. The family has engaged both the Investigative Committee and police but says they have not received satisfactory explanations or support through those channels. The attorney suggested that the case’s visibility in the media influenced the level of procedural attention it has received. The director and school leadership were described as acknowledging the gravity of the situation, though the broader response has been disputed by the family’s representatives. The aim is accountability under the law rather than punitive measures, with the family insisting that punishment, if warranted, be proportional to proven fault. [Attorney statement on file and regional public records]
what the classmates say
Students who shared the classroom with the injured boy have offered a divergent account. Some say the mother may have misrepresented events. On social networks, two camps emerged: some argue that the injury did not stem from deliberate harm, while others describe a pattern of disruptive behavior that began as soon as the boy entered the room. One female student posted that the accused boy was involved in multiple conflicts and that the class had grown tense around the time of the incident. In contrast, another account suggested that after the finger was trapped, it was quickly placed in cold conditions and that emergency responders and teachers did everything possible to assist the boy. A peer noted that before the nurse responded, the class tiptoed through the halls, and members of the group recalled the boy repeatedly drawing attention to himself with humor and jokes. Yet some classmates described a scene where the boy’s hand was damaged during a game that involved the door, with the finger getting pinched and severed. The school community, including school-age residents, described delays in nurse response in the canteen and the quick mobilization of medical care afterwards. [Student testimonials collected by local online news outlets]