There is controversy in Russia after an 81-year-old woman died while being detained on suspicion of stealing butter from a shop.<br /><br /> Media reports in Russia say the pensioner was arrested after being accused of taking three packets of butter without paying.<br /><br /> And latest reports say prosecutors have now decided that the allegation was without substance.<br /><br /> Some reports say there was confusion, and the pensioner had in fact been intending to pay.<br /><br /> The incident is reported to have happened on the outskirts of St. Petersburg.<br /><br /> The woman died in a police station from what is thought to have been heart failure.<br /><br /> Many people are now facing severe hardship in Russia with rising prices and low wages.<br /><br /> The country is suffering from the fall in oil prices and sanctions imposed by the West over the Ukraine crisis.<br /><br /> Russian media report that prices at supermarkets have risen by 12 per cent over the past year.<br /><br /> Inflation is also rising with the devaluation of the ruble.<br /><br /> Russian media say the av
