In Irkutsk, a court arrested a 34 year old local man for two months, accused of murdering construction company director Vadim Kulikov. Investigators say he admitted shooting his employer over a 400 thousand ruble wage debt after hearing a refusal to pay at a meeting near the Podsnezhnik sanatorium.
A 34-year-old man from Irkutsk admitted that he decided to kill his employer because of a 400,000-ruble wage debt.The Sverdlovsky District Court of Irkutsk has arrested a 34-year-old local resident, accused of murdering businessman Vadim Kulikov, for two months. As a reminder, the 69-year-old director of the construction company "Nasledie" was shot dead in Irkutsk on January 21. The body of the man, with a head wound, was found in his Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, which was parked near the children's sanatorium "Podnezhnik," where the company was carrying out repair work.
— The court has arrested the suspect for two months. During this time, he will remain in the pretrial detention center of the city of Irkutsk, — a source in the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Irkutsk Region said.
Earlier, the defendant admitted that he decided to kill his employer because of a 400,000-ruble wage debt. As investigators found out, the man arranged a meeting with Kulikov near the "Podnezhnik" sanatorium. His company was the contractor for the building repairs. The accused brought a rifle with him. When he heard that he would not be paid, he shot his boss. The general director died at the scene from the severe head wound.
A criminal case has been opened against him under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder).