Outrage as adopted Russian boy returned on plane

A woman in the US has stirred international outrage by sending a Russian boy she adopted back to Moscow on a flight by himself, but local authorities said it’s not clear if she broke any laws.

The seven-year-old boy, Artyom Savelyev, was put on a plane with a note saying his adoptive mother no longer wanted to parent him because he was violent and had severe psychological problems.

While her actions were condemned by Russia’s president and US diplomats, the sheriff investigating the case said it’s not clear if anyone can be charged.

Russia threatened to suspend all child adoptions by US families over the treatment of the boy, who was called Justin Hansen by the Tennessee family.