Man Arrested for Killing Ex-Girlfriend Near Crisis Center
A resident of St. Petersburg was arrested for the murder of an ex-girlfriend. The court in St. Petersburg sent 28-year-old Yakub Suleimanov, accused of murder with special cruelty, to pretrial detention.
Consensus
- The suspect, Yaqub Suleimanov, was arrested for the murder of his former girlfriend on November 12.
- The murder occurred on Vavilov Street in Saint Petersburg.
- The victim was stabbed at least eight times with a knife.
- The victim died in the hospital on the same day.
- The victim had previously reported abuse and threats to law enforcement.
- The couple had a five-year-old son together.
- The child was placed under the care of guardianship authorities.
- Suleimanov was taken into custody after being found via surveillance footage.
- Suleimanov had a prior criminal record related to terrorism-related charges.
- Suleimanov was sentenced to a fine of 70,000 rubles in 2018 for failing to report a terrorist threat.
Points of divergence
- Suleimanov worked as a security guard and had previously traveled on assignments to Donbass. — tg_severrealii
- Suleimanov controlled the victim's life and forced her to take out a loan of nearly one million rubles, which he then took for himself. — tg_severrealii
- Suleimanov filed a police report claiming the victim was missing in order to locate her faster. — tg_severrealii
- The victim was 27 years old. — vesti
- The victim died from a severed carotid artery and complete trachea incision. — fontanka
- Suleimanov claimed to be a rapid response team inspector and earned around 200,000 rubles per month. — fontanka
- Suleimanov has three children: two from a previous marriage living in Dagestan, and one with the victim. — fontanka
- Suleimanov's mother and aunt live in the same apartment building where he and the victim previously resided. — fontanka
- Suleimanov wanted his son to live with his grandmother in Dagestan. — fontanka
- The court decided the child would remain in the crisis center until placement. — fontanka
- Suleimanov used a car-sharing service to flee the scene and abandoned the car near the apartment building. — fontanka
Coverage (7 sources)
- In SK told how an accomplice of Kaluga businessman helped him in the kidnapping of his wife — Вести
- You must endure. How a St. Petersburg woman fled family hell but was killed at the entrance of a women's aid center — Фонтанка
- Resident of St. Petersburg arrested for killing ex-girlfriend at crisis center — Север.Реалии
- In St. Petersburg, a man who killed his former girlfriend was arrested — Вести
- Court arrested a St. Petersburg resident who tracked down and killed his ex-girlfriend — Фонтанка
- Court in St. Petersburg decides fate of son of woman killed by cohabitant — Вести
- Accused of brutally killing ex-girlfriend near crisis center in St. Petersburg was brought to court — Фонтанка
Key entities
- St. Petersburg
- Yakub Suleimanov
- Kaliningrad District Court
- Saint Petersburg
- Moscow
- Russia
- SK
- Court
- Pre-trial detention center
- Kalugi
- Fontanka
- Residents
- SU
- Dmitry Isaev
- Investigation