In Kuzbass, a man stabbed a passerby to death
In Kuzbass, a man with a knife attacked passers-by, resulting in the death of one woman and another injured. This was reported on January 15 in the press service of the investigative Department (SU) of the Investigative Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation in the Kemerovo region.
"In the afternoon of January 13, 2025 the figure, being near one of the houses on the street Yuresovskaya of the city of Prokopyevsk, caused multiple stab wounds to a woman previously unknown to him, from which the victim died instantly at the scene," - stated in the message of the department.
When a passerby approached the victim, the man stabbed her in the face and upper limbs. The woman was taken to a medical center, where she was given medical assistance. At the moment she is under the supervision of doctors.
In connection with the incident, the defendant is suspected of committing crimes under part 1 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Murder") and part 3 of article 30, paragraph "a" of part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Attempted murder of two persons"). The man was detained, and because of his aggressive behavior against the background of signs of mental disorder the question of his placement in a psychiatric hospital was decided.
Investigators are carrying out investigative actions to consolidate the evidence base. Psychological and psychiatric examination was conducted to establish the mental state of the man.
Earlier, on January 13, there was a knife attack at the airport of Krasnoyarsk. The intruder aged 40 stabbed a 39-year-old man. In the footage from the scene, the attacker threw the knife on the floor at the sight of police officers, and they detained the criminal.
On January 14, the Ministry of Health of Krasnoyarsk region reported that the victim was hospitalized in intensive care, his condition is stable. On the same day, the transport department of the Russian Interior Ministry for the Siberian Federal District (SFD) reported that the foreigner arrived in the city on January 12 and was drunk at the time of his crime.