Olga Alisova, who is accused of investigating the murder of a six-year-old Balashikha resident Alyosha Shimko, confessed that she was really behind the wheel of the car and drove onto the child.

Such a statement the woman made today in the Railway Court of Balashikha, where the hearing of the case on the merits began. Alison considers himself guilty, the truth is only partially, - RIA Novosti informs..

"I admit that my car caused the death of a man. But I believe that it was an accident, "Alisova said..

At the same time, the woman continues to bend her line, that at the moment of collision of her car with the child, she drove with the allowed speed and by phone did not conduct any conversations.

The first hearings on the case of a shot down "drunk boy" were to be held in late August, but were postponed for a week. Defense of the defendant asked to give time for full familiarization with the case and conducting a number of examinations.

In the spring of 2017, six-year-old Alyosha Shimko was shot down by a foreign car in the courtyard of his own house in Zheleznodorozhny. According to the results of the first examination, the boy at the time of the accident was very drunk. This fact caused a wide public response.