A suspect in the murder of an acquaintance was detained in Moscow.

A suspect in the murder of his friend was detained in the north of Moscow. This was announced on April 21 by the press service of the capital's main investigative department of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

According to the investigation, the man inflicted at least one stab wound to his friend's neck due to personal hostility, as a result of which the victim died on the spot.

"A criminal case has been opened on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Murder")...> The person involved was detained as soon as possible," the department's Telegram channel said.

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