But at the children's home that Maksim Kuzmin was adopted from, we found a very different reaction.

BBC: Toddler death stirs Russian polemic over US adoption

The government's case is bolstered by a recording posted on YouTube in mid-May, purporting to be of a telephone conversation involving Maksim Bakiyev.

ECONOMIST: Kyrgyzstan

Max Shatto, born Maksim Kuzmin, and his younger brother Kristopher were adopted from an orphanage in north-west Russia last year by the Shattos, who live in Gardendale, Texas.

BBC: Max Shatto: Texas prosecutor declines charges in death

Four doctors in Texas concluded that Max Shatto, born Maksim Kuzmin, had died accidentally from a torn artery in his abdomen and had bruises consistent with injuring himself, a statement said.

BBC: Max Shatto Russia-US adoption death ruled an accident