Scientist’s Body Found with Severed Thumb “Killer Used to Access Phone”
The naked body of a Russian biochemist and model was found in her flat with her thumb severed. Ekaterina Antontseva was discovered by her boyfriend, a construction entrepreneur, on his return from a business trip. Law enforcement sources say Antontseva, 34, was believed to have been strangled or suffocated. A male computer game fanatic identified only as Artyom, 36, has been detained on suspicion of murdering the lecturer who worked at St. Petersburg Technological Institute and part-time as a model. According to reports, Dr. Mark Shamtsyan, head of the microbiological synthesis at the institute where Antontseva worked, said: “We...
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