The man was accused under paragraph 1 of art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder). In the court session, he and his defense requested house arrest.
According to the prosecution, on the night of August 11, the defendant quarreled with his wife in an apartment on Lesnaya Street and stabbed her in the neck. Realizing what he had done, he fled the scene. The woman’s 13-year-old daughter was in the house at the time. Hearing her mother’s screams, she called the police. The victim ultimately died at the hospital.