CCTV footage has emerged of a Russian hospital doctor punching a patient who collapsed and later died.<br />The incident took place in the city of Belgorod, 670km (440 miles) south of the capital, Moscow, on 29 December.<br />The patient had earlier kicked a nurse, after which the doctor punched him in the head, Russian media reported.<br />Investigators think it was a case of "involuntary manslaughter", one official told Russian TV, but have launched a criminal case.<br />The story went viral after the CCTV footage came to light.<br />Yelena Kozyreva from the local investigations committee said they believed there was no malicious intent in the doctor's actions.<br />Relatives identified the patient as Yevgeniy Bakhtin, 56, a resident of Belgorod, LifeNews TV reported.<br />The doctor has been named as Ilya Zelendinov, according to the privately owned channel Ren TV.
