A familiar person beat a man to death in an apartment in Nizhny Novgorod.

      The suspect was detained in hot pursuit; he turned out to be a previously convicted 38-year-old resident of Nizhny Novgorod.

      A friend beat a man to death in an apartment on Lenin Avenue.

      Photo: Svetlana MAKOVEEVA. Go to the Photo Bank of KP

      A murder occurred in an apartment on Lenin Avenue in Nizhny Novgorod. According to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod region, a conflict erupted between two acquaintances, and one of them brutally beat the other.

      The quarrel quickly escalated from words to a fight. The guest attacked the apartment owner with such force that he died on the spot. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article for intentional infliction of serious harm to health resulting in death.

      Thanks to the coordinated work of police officers and investigators, the suspect was promptly detained. He turned out to be a 38-year-old local resident, previously convicted of property crimes. The court has already chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention. The defendant faces up to 15 years in prison.

      Angelika YUDICHEVA

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