Petru Zhilkin, accused of murdering a nine-year-old boy in Saint… (убийство · грозить · жилкин)
Petru Zhilkin, accused of murdering a nine-year-old boy in Saint Petersburg and committing sexual violence against him, faces life imprisonment. — According to the charges brought against him, Zhilkin faces life imprisonment.
Consensus
- The victim was a 9-year-old boy named Pasha.
- The incident occurred in January 2026 in St. Petersburg.
- The suspect is Petru Zhilkin.
- Zhilkin has been charged with murder and sexual assault.
- He is facing life imprisonment.
- The body of the child was found in a water body in Lomonosovsky district.
- Zhilkin admitted to the crime but gave conflicting statements during the investigation.
- The case was investigated by the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia for St. Petersburg.
Points of divergence
- The child was last seen near a shopping center on Tallinn Highway. — vm
- The child was last seen during a walk and got into the car of Zhilkin. — vesti
- The suspect initially claimed he killed the child with a punch to the head. — vm
- The suspect was arrested in February. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- The accused in the murder of 9-year-old Pasha in St. Petersburg faces life imprisonment — Вести
- Man sentenced to life in prison for killing nine-year-old boy in St. Petersburg in January 2026: What sentence awaits him? — Вечерняя Москва