Five-year-old child murdered near Novosibirsk

26 Jul, 2007 17:35 / Updated 17 years ago

A murder in Russia's Novosibirsk region has horrified thousands. The body of a five-year-old girl has been discovered on the outskirts of the small village of Moshkovo.

The autopsy showed the girl was raped and then murdered. The parents reported their daughter Sofia had gone missing on Monday. Witnesses last saw her on that day with a strange man, as they were walking around the village. Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder. The Prosecutor's office said both of them were homeless people.