A 88-year-old dog walker was dragged to her death after a roller skater got caught on her lead.
Roller skater Igor Berin, 56, walked free from a Russian court after pleading guilty to causing death by negligence at a hearing on November 18.
In the shocking CCTV, shown to a judge in Moscow, two elderly women can be seen strolling through a city a park walking their pet dogs during a spring day in May this year.
Behind one of the lady’s their dog can be seen walking behind the pair on a long leash.
Suddenly, Berin races past the women and gets caught in the long lead.
This pull the pensioner off her feet as she is dragged to the ground by the skater.
Her friend and Berin then rush to attend to her as the pet dogs watch on.
Prosecutors told the court that the pensioner suffered severe head injuries when she hit the paved pathway and died later in hospital.
Berin pled guilty to causing death by negligence at a hearing and was sentenced to a year of ‘restricted freedom’.
This sentence means that Berin must wear a home detention ankle tag, stay home during certain hours and is forbidden from attending any mass event.
Prosecutors said although Berin had stopped after hitting the victim in the crash six months ago he skated on later telling police he didn’t realise she was badly injured.
The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office said after the hearing: ‘After the collision, the pensioner in serious condition was taken to the hospital.
‘She did not regain consciousness for three weeks and died on June 15.’