Body of daughter found in Moscow garage in dismemberment case
In short
Russian investigators say the body of a woman's daughter was found in a garage in New Moscow used by the woman's cohabitant, after fragments of the woman's body and a weapons cache were found in a Moscow apartment on 3 October. A suspect was detained in the Voronezh region and taken to Moscow, and a murder case has been opened under Article 105 of the Criminal Code. A woman born in 1986 who was with the suspect is being checked for involvement.
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Fragments of a human body and a cache of weapons and ammunition were found on 3 October in an apartment on Zhulebinsky Boulevard in Moscow, according to Vedomosti. Investigators then located a garage in New Moscow used by the victim's cohabitant, where the body of the woman's daughter was found, Vedomosti reported. RBC, citing the Investigative Committee's press service, also said the daughter's body was found in the cohabitant's garage. TASS and RIA Novosti reported the same discovery in headline-only items. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The suspect was detained in the Voronezh region and taken to Moscow, Vedomosti reported. A woman born in 1986 was with him, and investigators are establishing whether she was involved in the crimes, according to the same report. Vedomosti said a criminal case has been opened under Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers murder. [ 3 ]
Vedomosti also reported that a weapons cache was found during the search of the garage, in addition to the weapons and ammunition found in the apartment, and that investigators and forensic specialists had obtained information about the identities of the killed woman, her daughter and her cohabitant. No names have been released in the documents, and the committee has not said when or where the detention took place. [ 3 ]
Why it matters
The Investigative Committee is treating the two deaths as connected, and the search of the garage in New Moscow turned up both a body and, according to Vedomosti, weapons. The case has drawn coverage from Russia's main state agencies and business outlets alike, but the documents give no indication of consequences beyond the criminal investigation itself.
Key facts
- Fragments of a woman's body, along with a cache of weapons and ammunition, were found on 3 October in an apartment on Zhulebinsky Boulevard in Moscow. [ 3 ]
- The body of the woman's daughter was found in a garage used by the victim's cohabitant. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- A suspect was detained in the Voronezh region and taken to Moscow. [ 3 ]
- A woman born in 1986 was with the suspect, and investigators are establishing her involvement in the crimes. [ 3 ]
- A criminal case has been opened under Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers murder. [ 3 ]
- Vedomosti reported that a weapons cache was also found during the search of the garage. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The body of the daughter of the woman whose remains were found in a Moscow apartment was discovered in a garage linked to the woman's cohabitant. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The Investigative Committee is handling the case, and its press service confirmed the discovery of the daughter's body in the cohabitant's garage. [ 3 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- The names of the woman killed, her daughter and the detained suspect. No document releases names; Vedomosti says only that investigators and forensic specialists obtained information about their identities.
- Whether the woman born in 1986 who was with the suspect played any role in the crimes. Mentioned only by Vedomosti, which says investigators are still establishing her involvement.
- When and where exactly the suspect was detained. Vedomosti says only that he was detained in the Voronezh region and taken to Moscow, without a date or specific location.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Fragments of a human body, plus a cache of weapons and ammunition, are found in an apartment on Zhulebinsky Boulevard in Moscow, according to Vedomosti. [ 3 ]
- TASS reports that the body of the daughter of the woman killed and dismembered in Moscow has been found in the garage. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti reports the daughter was found killed in the garage of her mother's cohabitant. [ 2 ]
- Vedomosti publishes the Investigative Committee account: the garage in New Moscow, the search that found the daughter's body, the suspect's detention in the Voronezh region, the woman born in 1986 and the Article 105 case. [ 3 ]
- RBC, citing the Investigative Committee press service, reports the daughter's body was found in the cohabitant's garage. [ 4 ]