{CCTV footage has emerged of a Russian hospital doctor punching a patient who collapsed and later died.}<\/p>\n
The incident took place in the city of Belgorod, 670km (440 miles) south of the capital, Moscow, on 29 December.<\/p>\n
The patient had earlier kicked a nurse, after which the doctor punched him in the head, Russian media reported.<\/p>\n
Investigators think it was a case of “involuntary manslaughter”, one official told Russian TV, but have launched a criminal case.<\/p>\n
The story went viral after the CCTV footage came to light.<\/p>\n
Yelena Kozyreva from the local investigations committee said they believed there was no malicious intent in the doctor’s actions.<\/p>\n
Relatives identified the patient as Yevgeniy Bakhtin, 56, a resident of Belgorod, LifeNews TV reported.<\/p>\n
The doctor has been named as Ilya Zelendinov, according to the privately owned channel Ren TV.<\/p>\n
Source:BBC:[Russian viral video of doctor hitting patient who dies->http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-35271903]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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