Minister of Health of Moscow acquitted doctors deceased hockey player

Minister of Health of Moscow, Vladimir Semyonov said that doctors "ambulance" could not save the life of hockey player "Vanguard" Alexei Cherepanova, who died on 13 October. According to Semenov, 19-year-old athlete died on a bench replacement during the match with "The Knight" in podmoskovnom Chekhov, reported Interfax.

Semenov said that when doctors arrived at the stadium, Cherepanov was already dead. Previously reported that the assailants "Vanguard" several times to rebound in the locker and Cech in hospital. According to the agency "Ves Sport", doctors Cech Hospital recorded the death of hockey player in 22:55.

According to Semenov, the organizers of the match "The Knight" - "Vanguard" did not ensure that near the stadium on duty "ambulance". Minister of Health added that doctors quickly arrived on the scene, was "everything necessary" to help.

September 14, several Russian publications wrote that "the ambulance left the stadium in Chekhov before the end of the match, but when the doctors returned, they have not been charged defibrillator. Cherepanov fainted at the end of the third period.

Semenov said that the hockey player was three times increased heart and a five-fold - spleen. "The game was allowed absolutely sick man" - added the Minister of Health near Moscow. Earlier on Tuesday Managing Director of the Continental Hockey League (KHL), Vladimir Shalaev told sudmedekspert who conducted the autopsy athlete, called the cause of death Cherepanova heart muscle hypertrophy (miokardiopatiyu). The opinion states that the hockey player heart weighed 495 grams with a standard of 290 grams.

Russian prosecutors investigating committee of the Moscow Region has begun checking into the death of Cherepanova. The audit should determine who can authorize a patient hockey player to take part in the match. Mass-media "Vanguard" stated that Cherepanov was totally healthy.