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In Arkhangelsk Region, a person suspected of a murder of a minor detained

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Arkhangelsk Region and Nenets Autonomous District is investigating a probe under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of Russia (murder).

On September 10, 2021, while hospitalized in the hospital, a 17-year-old resident of the city of Severodvinsk, who was found with knife wounds near the bridge along Lebedev Street in the city of Severodvinsk, died. Thanks to joint efforts, the indicated crime, committed in conditions of non-obviousness, was solved. The investigative team included experienced investigators and forensic specialists of the regional investigative department, the Main Forensics Department (Forensic Center of the Investigative Committee of Russia) and the criminal investigation officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Arkhangelsk region.

A 34-year-old Severodvinsk resident was detained on suspicion of committing of the offense. At the moment, investigative actions are being conducted to determine all the circumstances of the committed offense. Witnesses for the probe are being interrogated. Required forensic examinations, including psychological and psychiatric, have been appointed.

The investigation is to motion the court about the pre-trial custody for the detainee.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia requested a report on the progress of the investigation and put it under supervision of the Central Office of the Investigative Committee of Russia.