Six-year-old boy drowns in faeces after slipping into latrine pit at his home in Moldova while wearing his older sister’s flip-flops
- Beniamin Osipciuc disappeared last Tuesday in the small town of Hincesti
- Local reports said he fell while he was at home with his sister, 14, and brother, 9
- His family could not find him and so police and volunteers searched for two days
- They then looked more closely at the home and garden, including in the latrine
Beniamin Osipciuc, 6, drowned after falling into a latrine at his home in Moldova
A six-year-old boy drowned in faeces after wearing his older sister’s flip-flops and slipping while climbing onto the toilet seat above a latrine at his home in Moldova, police believe.
Beniamin Osipciuc disappeared last Tuesday in the small town of Hincesti, in the central part of the country.
Local reports said the boy fell in the afternoon while he was at home with his sister, 14, and brother, 9.
The older children were busy with their homework and noticed his disappearance only later.
They then told their parents, who had been at work when he fell.
Failing to find the boy on their own, the family reported him missing.
Police and volunteers – who around 500 in total – searched for the boy for the next two days.
After failing to find him, police officers decided to take a closer look at the family’s house and courtyard.
Senior officer Igor Zglavuta said to local media: ‘We broke the outside lavatory and found the boy’s body in the pit latrine.’
Forensic examinations showed no marks of violence on the child’s body, police said.
Local reports said the boy fell in the afternoon while he was at home in the small town of Hincesti with his sister, 14, and brother, 9. Pictured: The boy fell after he climbed onto a toilet seat above the latrine while wearing his sister’s flip-flops
The older children were busy with their homework and noticed his disappearance only later. They then told their parents, who had been at work when he fell
Prosecutor Remus Moroz told: ‘There are no doubts that it was an accident.
‘The boy put on his older sister’s flip-flops and climbed onto the toilet seat.
‘We believe he slipped from the seat, fell in the drop hole and drowned.’
Police spokeswoman Kristina Vikol added: ‘The victim suffocated in faeces after falling in the outside lavatory in the courtyard of his family’s house.’
Police and volunteers – who around 500 in total – searched for the boy for the next two days. Pictured: Police at the family home
After failing to find him, police officers decided to take a closer look at the family’s house and courtyard. Pictured: Residents and police gather near the home
According to police reports, the boy’s older siblings were in the house and could not hear his screams because the toilet’s walls are made from cement
Detectives say Beniamin fell in the toilet on the day of his disappearance.
According to police reports, the boy’s older siblings were in the house and could not hear his screams because the toilet’s walls are made from cement.
Beniamin’s relatives cannot believe what happened.
His father Fyodor Osipciuc said: ‘We cannot imagine how he could fall through the drop hole. He used the toilet on his own since he was three…’
The child, affectionately called Bibi by his family, was buried yesterday, local media added.