Son of Former Senior Official Reportedly Arrested in Moscow Murder Investigation
Alexander Khotin was detained Tuesday, west of Moscow, where they allegedly found a blood-stained knife inside a bathroom, according to RBC.
Alexander Khotin, son of former Russian government official Igor Albin, has been arrested in Moscow on murder charges, according to law enforcement sources. The 33- or 34-year-old Khotin is accused of stabbing Alexander Kumantsov, 54, to death in an apartment inside an apartment building in western Moscow on Monday night, RBC reported.
Khotin allegedly stabbed Kumantsov at least seven times in the neck, face, and head, after which Kumantsov managed to crawl out of the apartment and knocked on neighbors' doors for help. A blood-stained knife was allegedly found in a bathroom during the investigation, Ren TV reported. The authorities have launched a murder investigation into the incident, but no official statements have been made regarding the murder investigation.
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