In Irkutsk, a criminal case was opened after a brutal murder that occurred on the night of January 16 in a private house on 2nd Zheleznodorozhnaya Street. According to investigators, during a drinking party one guest stabbed two companions, one died, then set the house on fire to hide the crime. Police have identified a 32 year old female witness.
An Irkutsk resident killed a drinking companion and set fire to a house to cover up the traces of the crime. As reported by the press service of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Irkutsk Region, the murder was committed on the night of January 16 in a private house on 2nd Zheleznodorozhnaya Street.According to investigators, a group of men and women were drinking alcohol. During the gathering, a conflict broke out between them, as a result of which one of the guests stabbed two drinking companions with a knife, one of whom turned out to be the homeowner. One man died from the injuries sustained, and the second was hospitalized.
After that, the perpetrator set the house on fire and fled. Following the trail, police identified a witness to the incident — a 32-year-old woman, the press service of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Irkutsk Region reports.
On this fact, investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation have opened a criminal case on the grounds of an offense under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder).