The suspect in the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Tosnenskoye… (девочка · убийство · мехнина)
The suspect in the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Tosnenskoye district of Leningrad Oblast has been detained under arrest. He strangled her with a backpack strap.
Consensus
- The victim was a 12-year-old girl who went missing in Tosnensky District of Leningrad Oblast on July 2.
- The crime occurred near the dacha community 'Zakhozhe-5'.
- Fedor Mekhin, the suspect, is a 42-year-old man previously convicted of robbery.
- Mekhin was arrested in Gatchina District of Leningrad Oblast on July 4.
- The girl's body was found on July 3 with signs of violent death and multiple stab wounds.
- Mekhin admitted to the crime during questioning.
- He attempted to flee the country by train after committing the murder.
Points of divergence
- The suspect was a businessman and volunteer from the neighboring dacha community 'Zakhozhe-2'. — vm
- Mekhin is a member of the board of directors of the dacha community 'Zakhozhe-2' and was known to be active in the community. — meduza
- The suspect claimed during interrogation that he had been 'triggered' and his motive was an attempted rape which failed. — vm
- Mekhin stated at the interrogation that something clicked and pulled him after seeing the girl in the forest, and that he tried to sexually assault her but did not succeed. — meduza
- The suspect had planned to leave Russia by train. — vesti
- Mekhin was photographed during his arrest and the photo was published by a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. — fontanka
Coverage (9 sources)
- Suspect in the murder of a girl in Leningrad region tried to flee abroad — Вести
- Murderer of 12-year-old girl in Leningrad region stabbed her 29 times and strangled her with a backpack strap — Фонтанка
- Girl's killer in Leningrad region arrested by strangling with a backpack strap — Вечерняя Москва
- Accused of killing a girl in Leningrad Oblast sent to pretrial detention — Коммерсантъ
- Suspected killer of girl in Leningrad region charged and arrested — Вести
- 12-year-old girl killed in Leningrad region; board member of neighboring settlement arrested as war supporter and 'BesoGonTV' ally — Meduza
- It has been revealed why the suspected killer of a girl in Leningrad Oblast was sentenced — Вести
- Footage of the arrest of the suspected girl killer in Leningrad region appears — Вести
- Suspect in girl's murder attempted to flee by train; his photo released — Фонтанка