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the October district court of Petersburg has extended for six months the period of detention of historian Oleg Sokolov, accused of murder and illegal possession of weapons, RIA Novosti reported.
the Arrest was extended until September 23, 2024, following a request by the investigation. It is also known that on April 9 the court will begin to consider the merits of the business of the historian.
Sam Sokolov is now in a Moscow pretrial detention centre “Butyrka” in the meeting, he participated via video conferencing.
According to investigators, on the night of November 8, 2019 63-year-old Professor at SPbSU tried to strangle Anastasia Yeshchenko, and then shot several times in the head girl. Then the man dismembered her body, Packed the bags and tried to drown the remains in the river.
the Historian is accused under articles “Murder” and “Illegal acquisition and weapon storage”. His guilt he did not deny. In court, Sokolov said that he had committed the crime due to a personal conflict. The investigation completed March 18.
Examination found Sokolov sane. The experts stated that at the time of the murder he experienced strong emotion.
the Defense wanted to ask about re-examination. The administration of the SIZO “Butyrka” put the historian on record as suicidal.
the Historian Oleg Sokolov was found sane
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