THIS is the horror moment a Russian mum and influencer filmed herself vacuum-sealing her 10-year-old son into a plastic storage bag “for fun”.
Blogger Anna Saparina, 36, is now under investigation by the police and child protection authorities after posting video of the sick stunt to social media.
The footage showed her son Stas lying inside the industrial-sized vacuum bag on the floor of their family flat.
The clip begins with Stas taking a deep breath and counting “one, two, three,” before Saparina quickly zips the bag shut and announces: “Let’s go!”
She then presses a vacuum cleaner hose to the bag’s valve and begins sucking the air out.
Within two seconds, the video shows Stas emit a strangled, panicked cry — “Mama!”
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His voice was muffled by the collapsing plastic film pressing against his face.
Saparina unseals the bag, and Stas, visibly relieved, grins and flashes a thumbs-up as he gulps in fresh air.
A man can be seen sitting in his underwear on a chair just behind the child muttering “that’s enough, get out” – sounding more exasperated than amused.
The video, which has since sparked online outrage, had the caption “This was the third week of the sick leave” inset onto the screen.
The fame-hungry mother said the family was bored after her son had been home sick from school.
She later posted the video to win “likes” , however it backfired, with horrified viewers accusing her of endangering the boy’s life.
Saparina has previously posted viral videos that have accumulated millions of hits.
Cops have since launched an investigation into the blogging mum after the video was discovered during routine online monitoring, according to Saratov regional police.
“A video was detected showing possible unlawful actions by a woman towards her underage son,” a spokesperson told RIA Novosti.
“Police are establishing the woman’s whereabouts to clarify all circumstances of the incident.”
Authorities have promised a “legal assessment” of the mother’s behaviour and a review by child protection bodies.
Saparina deleted the clip just minutes after the news of the inquiry was posted to the regional police Telegram channel.
State media labelled the video as “dangerous games with her child for the sake of a funny clip”.
Broadcaster NTV noted several social media users immediately demanded the family be investigated.
The online reaction was overwhelmingly negative, with some people accusing the parents of child endangerment and warning that a plastic vacuum bag could have killed the boy in seconds.