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Russian convict recruited to fight in Ukraine war burns sister alive upon return (novayagazeta.eu)

submitted 11 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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A 55-year-old Russian man, previously sentenced to 11 years in prison and then recruited to fight in the Ukraine war, has doused his sister in gasoline and burnt her alive in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, local media outlet NN.ru reported on Friday.

According to law enforcement, the sister died instantly, while the man was hospitalised with multiple burns. The cause of the murder appears to be a domestic dispute.

The man was pardoned upon joining the Wagner Group to fight in the war in Ukraine, as per Baza. However, as of summer 2023 he had returned home and become a person of interest in another criminal case on theft and battery, NN.ru reported.

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[–] islandmonkeee@kbin.social 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Russian domestic violence figures already look wild. It's a huge huge problem.

[–] interolivary@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"Even wilder" would probably have been more accurate, but yeah they eg. decriminalized some forms of spousal abuse ~5 years ago. Of course their faked official statistics paint the picture that it's men who are victims of the worst domestic abuse cases