Two recent cases involving minors in Baku have drawn public attention and raised concerns among experts and social observers.
In the first case, a 14-year-old girl was taken to an emergency medical facility with severe abdominal pain. Doctors later discovered that she was 36 weeks pregnant, and she subsequently gave birth. Medical officials said the condition of both the mother and the newborn is stable. Authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the case.
While the medical outcome has been described as satisfactory, specialists stress that the situation represents a serious social failure, questioning how a minor could go through an advanced pregnancy without intervention from family, school, or social services.
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In a separate case, a court in Baku has concluded proceedings against a man accused of attempting to kill a girl with whom he had been living in an informal relationship.
Court materials indicate that the girl was 15 years old when the relationship began. The man later took her to a region outside Baku, where they lived as a couple without legal marriage. He was sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison.
Both incidents have reignited discussions about gaps in child protection, early and informal relationships involving minors, and the responsibilities of adults and institutions in preventing such cases.
