Karazin University reacted to the tragedy involving their Vice-Rector Navrotsky/Collage of Channel 24
On the morning of May 21, Turkish law enforcers reported the arrest of an ex-deputy of the Kharkiv City Council and an economics teacher at Vasily Karazin University, who killed two of his children and wounded his wife. The incident was immediately responded to in the educational institution with which the activity of the suspect is connected.
In a statement by Vasily Karazin Kharkiv National University regarding the tragic events in the family of Alexei Navrotsky, they emphasized that there is still no official information from Turkish law enforcement agencies and urged not to draw hasty conclusions.
What does the official statement of the university say
The university community was informed that the shocking news about the terrible tragedy that occurred in the family of Alexei Navrotsky has not yet been confirmed by Turkish law enforcement agencies, and all preliminary conclusions are made on the basis information from the Turkish media.
The university confirmed that Aleksey Navrotsky is an employee of the educational institution and holds the position of vice-rector for scientific and pedagogical work. The statement emphasized that on the eve of the incident, the man asked for a vacation.
March 25 sent an application asking for leave without maintaining wages, attributing the need for this leave to a significant deterioration in health, the statement said.
The university urged not to speculate on the terrible family tragedy associated with the death of two children and the fate of the family and emphasized that the community of the educational institution was shocked by the news.
“During the war, which psychologically traumatizes people, entails destructive depressive states , this tragedy is perceived especially sharply, but it requires an objective and impartial clarification of the situation. Answers about the causes and circumstances of the events will be provided by the official investigation,” the authors of the statement added.
What is known about the tragedy: briefly
According to Turkish media, a Ukrainian who was vacationing with his family in Alanya killed two of his children. At approximately 08:30 on May 21, residents of the area heard the screams of his wife, who asked for help. According to her, it is known that the man stabbed the children with a knife.
The doctors who arrived at the scene stated the death of a 4-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister. The suspect was arrested at the scene. The woman said that they came from Ukraine and rented an apartment. The husband also tried to kill his wife, but she managed to escape.
The suspect is ex-people's deputy and teacher Alexei Navrotsky
Kharkov media added that the killer is 38-year-old ex-deputy of the Kharkov city council and teacher of economics Alexei Navrotsky. He was twice elected to the Kharkiv District Council, and in 2015 he entered the Kharkiv City Council, was a member of the For Kharkiv, Revival faction. Prior to the start of a full-scale war, Alexei Navrotsky served as Vice-Rector for Research at Karazin KhNU. I have been on vacation since March.
