A Bataysk resident demanded that doctors be punished for her mother's death.

Investigators have launched an investigation into the death of a teacher from Bataysk, who was hospitalized with pneumonia. The deceased woman's daughter claimed that clinic doctors failed to provide her mother with timely assistance.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation ordered a criminal case to be opened in connection with information "about improper medical care" to a woman in Bataysk, the Investigative Committee's information center reported on its Telegram channel on the evening of January 4.

"Media reports indicate that a resident of Bataysk, Rostov Oblast, received unqualified medical care. Last December, she visited a clinic, but the doctor refused to come to her place of residence for an examination and treatment. This led to the woman developing complications, which led to her being urgently hospitalized in the intensive care unit of another medical facility, where she died a short time later," the publication stated.

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The regional office of the Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a procedural investigation, the agency noted. The Rostov Region Investigative Committee reposted this article without providing any additional information.

The deceased patient was 53-year-old schoolteacher Olga Segareva, who had pneumonia, according to a January 3 publication in the newspaper "Bloknot Rostov."

The teacher's daughter, Violetta, believes that doctors who failed to provide timely assistance are to blame for her mother's death. She filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office, asking for the medical workers to be punished. She told the publication that on December 13, 2025, her mother developed a cough and a temperature above 39 degrees Celsius. "It was a weekend. Doctors can only make house calls on weekdays, so my mother only called the clinic on the morning of December 15th," Violetta said.

According to her, the woman tried to call a doctor because her symptoms included severe weakness and difficulty breathing. After this, according to Violetta, her mother received a call from her general practitioner.

Without any tests or examination, the doctor simply recommended drinking whatever they were drinking.

"She suggested my mother simply take sick leave and said she wouldn't be coming home. Without any tests or examination, the doctor simply recommended drinking whatever they were drinking," the girl said.

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The next day, Olga Segareva went to the clinic herself, where she was sent for a chest X-ray, then diagnosed with pneumonia and hospitalized at the infectious diseases center. "The doctor later explained that the situation was already critical when she was admitted to the hospital," Violetta said.

On December 17, the patient was transferred to intensive care and died that same day. The cause of death was listed as bilateral total bronchopneumonia. "I believe the doctor is to blame for my mother's death; she was negligent and refused to go out on a call to perform an examination," the deceased's daughter is quoted as saying.