Peter Zhilkin, 38, is awaiting trial for the murder of a 9-year-old…
Peter Zhilkin, 38, is awaiting trial for the murder of a 9-year-old boy in Saint Petersburg, having been held in solitary confinement since his arrest. The case, involving the abduction, murder, and disposal of the child's body in a lake in Leningrad Oblast, is set to be heard in closed session by the Leningrad Regional Court on August 13.
Consensus
- Peter Zhilkin is the accused in the murder of a 9-year-old boy in St. Petersburg.
- Zhilkin is being held in solitary confinement in pre-trial detention center (SIZO).
- No complaints about detention conditions have been received from Zhilkin.
- The case has been forwarded to the Leningrad Regional Court for trial.
- The first hearing is scheduled for August 13.
- The trial will be held in closed session.
- The boy went missing on January 30, having left home in the Krasnoselsky District and entered a car with an unknown man.
- The boy's body was found in a body of water in Leningrad Oblast.
- Zhilkin was arrested in early February.
- The crimes are classified as particularly serious under the Russian Criminal Code.
- Zhilkin is accused of both murder of a minor and pedophilia.
Points of divergence
- Zhilkin allegedly strangled the boy in a car and then transported and drowned his body in a lake in Leningrad Oblast. — vm
- Zhilkin confessed to the murder and later requested to be sent to the Special Military Operation (SVO) to atone for his crimes. — vm
- The prosecution previously stated that the charges against Zhilkin are of a particularly serious nature, with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment under the Russian Criminal Code. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Accused of killing a child in St. Petersburg awaits trial in a solitary cell — Вести
- Accused of killing child in St. Petersburg Zhilkin is held in solitary cell — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Saint Petersburg
- Petr Zhilkin
- Vladimir Zakharian
- Pre-trial detention center
- SK
- GSU
- Second Investigative Department
- Moscow
- RIA Novosti
- Leningrad Regional Court
- Defendant's Counsel
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