One of the killers of Novak will go on trial for the massacre of spouses in the UAE

Investigative authorities of the GSU of the Investigative Committee of Russia in St. Petersburg completed the investigation of the case against a 47-year-old St. Petersburg citizen, who is accused of several articles at once, including the mercenary murder of crypto businessman Novak and his wife, as well as robbery. This is reported by the press service of St. Petersburg.

As the investigation established, in June-July 2025, the accused found a friend who could attack and kill a married couple for ten million rubles. From unidentified organizers, the conspirators received items for the attack, which were brought to a villa in the city of Hatta in the UAE.

In October 2025, under a fictitious pretext, the defendants met Novak and his wife at a villa in the UAE, where they attacked, beat and tied their hands and feet with sticky tape. Then the couple took away mobile phones with access to crypto wallets. After receiving all the necessary information, they killed Novak and his wife, hid the bodies and left the country.

In Russia, criminals were given the promised reward, which they distributed among themselves. But they did not have time to use the money enough - the trinity was detained. Investigators of the Investigative Committee of Russia worked together with representatives of law enforcement agencies of the UAE, established all the circumstances of the incident.

The accused admitted his guilt and actively assisted the investigation, so the criminal case with the approved indictment was sent to the court for consideration on the merits. The investigation against another defendant is also at the final stage, but the third killer died of a long illness. The case against the organizers was allocated to a separate proceeding.