Adopted Russian Boys Death In Texas Adopted Russian Toddler Dies

	Adopted Russian Boys Death In Texas Adopted Russian Toddler Dies Adopted Russian Boys Death In Texas Adopted Russian Toddler Dies Reports that a 3-year-old adopted Russian child died in Texas last month set off a furor here Tuesday, with Russian officials declaring the boy had been abused, although US authorities say the death is still under investigation. The child, Max Shatto, was born in northwestern Russia and lived in the same orphanage in the city of Pskov as Chase Harrison, who was adopted by a Northern Virginia couple and died at the age of 21 months after his father left him in a hot car in July 2008. The Russian law banning American adoptions, enacted in December, was named after him as the Dima Yakovlev law, the name Chase was given at birth. Pavel Astakhov, Russia's children's ombudsman and fervent opponent of foreign adoptions, told reporters Monday evening that Maxim had been beaten and given heavy psychiatric drugs. Konstantin Dolgov, the Foreign Ministry's human rights officer, said he had died Jan. 21 "after being cruelly treated." By Tuesday morning, Russia's top investigatory agency was demanding a role in the inquiry, the governor of Pskov was insisting that the US family return Max's 2-year-old brother to Russia and a legislator was calling for a stop to the last few American adoptions underway. "US kills children" was the top trending hashtag on Twitter here. The US Embassy responded Tuesday afternoon, tweeting that the "State Department and local authorities have been working closely with the Russian Consulate in <b>...</b>	From: Hellomorningn Views: 0 0 ratings
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