Took an axe and..: a murder was solved hot on the trail in the Belogorsk region of Crimea

An investigative task force was immediately dispatched to the scene. Police officers determined that the death was violent. During the investigative activities, officers of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea, together with their colleagues from the OMVD of Russia for the Belogorsk District, quickly identified the suspect and detained him. The perpetrator turned out to be a 40-year-old native of the Luhansk region, who had lived with the 68-year-old victim for a short time. Both were heavy drinkers. The man confessed. According to the detainee, he and his friend were drinking alcohol. During a domestic conflict, he took an axe and struck several blows— the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea announced the details of the case.

The materials collected by the police officers have been transferred to the investigative authorities.

source: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea