Tortured for Views: Teen Cruelty Leaves One Woman Dead and a Boy Paralyzed

In Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod region, an elderly woman who was tortured for days by teenagers has died from her injuries. The attackers filmed more than 50 videos of the abuse, beating her with bats, shaving her head, and locking her inside her own home. Investigators later revealed that an adult woman allegedly encouraged the crime in order to seize the victim’s house. In Ufa, a teenage gang calling itself “OPG Eighth of March” is on trial after terrorizing schoolchildren for years. One of their victims, 16-year-old Tikhon, suffered a broken spine after a brutal beating and may remain disabled for life. Authorities have reclassified the case as robbery, while other victims remain afraid to testify. Two cities. Two horrifying cases. One growing pattern of youth violence filmed for social media — and a system that failed to stop it.