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Yekaterinburg Court Jails Man Accused of Killing and Decapitating His Mother

The accused son is held through December 30 pending the murder investigation.

Overview

  • Leninsky District Court ordered the suspect into pretrial custody until December 30 under a murder charge pursuant to Article 105, Part 1 of Russia’s Criminal Code.
  • Officials identified the suspect as the victim’s biological son, and investigators say he has provided a confession.
  • A local jogger discovered the woman’s naked body with signs of violent death in the Yugo-Zapadny forest park near a gas station.
  • Investigators later found the severed head and the victim’s personal belongings in a bag about 200 meters from where the body was located.
  • The victim, a 1984-born migrant from Central Asia employed as technical staff at a Yekaterinburg shopping center, was reportedly killed on the night of October 20, with strained relations cited as a preliminary motive.