‘Child rapist’ cornered up a TREE by ‘victim’s’ hero brother-in-law who chased him with a baseball bat through snow

A “CHILD rapist” was cornered up a tree by the alleged victim’s hero brother-in-law who chased him with a baseball bat through the snow.

Cops surrounded suspect Roman Shchukin, 38, and handcuffed him when he eventually climbed down the tree after sitting in the branches for three hours in -19C temperatures in Omsk, Russia.

East2WestRoman Shchukin, 38, is suspected of raping a teenage girl[/caption] East2WestA video showed Shchukin hiding in the treetops, while his brother-in-law stood guard at the bottom[/caption] East2WestCops detained the rape suspect after he eventually climbed down from the tree[/caption]

The man is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl.

The alleged victim raised the alarm by running to her sister’s house before she was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after suffering serious internal injuries. 

Wielding a baseball bat, the girl’s brother-in-law chased the suspected paedophile through the snow.

Shchukin, a foundry worker who has previous criminal convictions, decided to climb a tree to escape the ambush.

A video showed Shchukin hiding in the treetops, while the alleged victim’s hero brother-in-law stood guard at the bottom.

The suspected rape came after the girl’s mum had gone to work. 

The Russian Investigative Committee in a statement: “Officers arrived and found the suspect in an inadequate condition sitting in a tree on nearby 19th Partsyezd Street.

“The suspect, a 38-year-old man previously convicted eight times for the theft of property, has been detained.

“The victim is in hospital.”

It comes as Russia is expected to toughen its paedophile laws later this month. 

Proposed changes include automatic life sentences for repeat child sex attackers, and improved monitoring of convicts after they are released from jail.

East2WestShchukin, a foundry worker who has previous criminal convictions, decided to climb a tree to escape the ambush[/caption] East2WestHe is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl[/caption] East2WestRoman Shchukin being arrested by police after the alleged rape[/caption]