Stepson Tried to Frame Mother for Double Murder
Moscow, July 28. Rock musician Stas Namina accused his stepson, Roman Tkachenko, in court documents of attempting to shift responsibility for the murder of Namina's son and his former mother-in-law onto his own mother.
Consensus
- Roman Tkachenko was convicted of double murder in a case involving his grandmother and half-brother.
- The murder occurred in a private house in Istra on October 18, 2023.
- Tkachenko was sentenced to 18 years in a strict-regime colony by the Moscow Oblast Court on March 31.
- The appellate court upheld the verdict.
- Tkachenko did not deny guilt but claimed he did not remember the killings.
- Tkachenko's mother did not recall the events but acknowledged her subjective interpretation might have influenced her account.
- The victim's half-brother and grandmother were killed with stab and slash wounds.
- After the killings, Tkachenko called his brother and invited him to the scene.
- A conflict occurred between Tkachenko and his brother, resulting in the brother's death.
- Tkachenko's stepfather, Stas Namin, stated that Tkachenko attempted to shift blame onto his mother.
- Tkachenko's former wife reported that he attacked her from behind, causing her to lose consciousness.
- After regaining consciousness, she was told by Tkachenko that she had killed her son and mother and tried to hang herself.
Points of divergence
- Tkachenko was sentenced to 18.5 years in prison. — vm
- The court imposed a restriction on changing residence after serving the sentence. — vm
- Tkachenko fully admitted guilt, though he disagreed with the legal qualification of his actions. — m24
- Tkachenko claimed he loved the victims but had bad relations with Namin. — m24
- The defense argued for requalification under Article 107 of the Criminal Code (murder in a state of affect) and raised concerns about Tkachenko's mental health. — vesti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Stas Namin Reveals Attempt by Stepson to Shift Blame for Murder onto Mother — РИАМО
- Namin: Stepson tried to shift blame for the murder onto his mother — Ведомости
- Stas Namin Accuses Stepson of Attempting to Pin Double Murder on Mother — Вечерняя Москва
- Musician Stas Namin accused stepson of attempting to shift blame for murder onto mother — Москва 24
- Stas Namin Accuses Stepson of Attempting to Frame Mother in Double Murder — Вести
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