A resident of Mordovia sentenced for the murder of a woman because of jealousy
The incident occurred on July 11 in the city of Kovylkino, 43-year-old convict received 7.5 years in prison.
The investigation and the court found that on that fateful evening between the defendant and his 38-year-old friend there was a conflict on the basis of personal hostility. During the quarrel, heated by alcohol, the man struck the victim several stabs in the chest. From the injuries received, the woman died at the scene before the ambulance crew arrived.
Immediately after the crime, the attacker was detained by law enforcement officers.
The court, having studied the case materials and taking into account the position of the state prosecutor, found the man guilty under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Murder”). The convicted person will serve his sentence in a correctional colony of strict regime. The sentence has not yet entered into force.
