#1: ロシアで「犬や猫に育てられた」5歳の少女、警察が保護。

ロシアで「犬や猫に育てられた」5歳の少女、警察が保護。
In Russia a 5 year old girl has been "raised by cats and dogs", police take into care.
2009年 05月 28日 12:50 JST

[モスクワ　２７日　ロイター］　ロシアの警察当局は２７日、生まれた直後から犬や猫とともにアパートに閉じ込められ、ロシア語を全く話せない５歳の少女を、東シベリアのチタで保護したと発表した。
On the 27th, Russian police announced they had taken into care a 5 year old girl in Chita, Siberia. The girl, who cannot speak any Russian, had been shut up in an apartment with cats and dogs since soon after she was born.

警察の報道官は「少女は５年の間、複数の犬や猫に『育てられ』、一度も外に出たことはない」と説明。
A police spokesman explained that "over a period of 5 years the girl has been 'raised' by several dogs and cats, never once going outside".

また「体を洗わず汚れた服を着ており、明らかに動物のような特性を持っており、人間に飛びかかって来た」と述べた。
It was also stated that, "her clothes were dirty and her body never washed. It was evident that she had animal like characteristics, like jumping at humans".

アパートには暖房器具や上下水道の設備もなかったという。
The apartment was said to have no heating, water or sewerage services.

警察によると、少女はナターシャと言う名前で、心理学者の監視のもと、児童養護施設に預けられている。
According to police, the girl, whose name is Natasha, will be observed by a psychologist and put in the care of a children's home.

実年齢より幼い２歳くらいに見える少女は、食事をスプーンでとることを拒否。
The girl, who is immature for her age (she looks to be about 2 years old) , refuses to eat food with a spoon.

一緒に住んでいた動物たちと同様のジェスチャーを多く示しているという。
It is reported that she shows many of the same gestures as the animals she lived with.

母親は取り調べを受けているが、父親はまだ見つかっていない。
Her mother is undergoing investigation, but her father has not yet been found.