A teenager from the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, who admitted to killing a 10-year-old girl and desecrating her body, was sentenced to 9 years and 8 months in an educational colony. The sentence was handed down by the Karachayevsky City Court, presided over by Judge Victoria Katchieva.
As reported by the Kavkaz Pravda telegram channel, the trial, which began on August 25, 2023, was postponed more than 20 times for various reasons. On September 2, 2023, the 17-year-old defendant was found guilty of murder, abuse, attempted murder and rape.
According to the investigative committee of the Investigative Committee of Karachay-Cherkessia, on April 20, 2023, the teenager tracked down the girl and lured her to his apartment, where he committed a crime. He had previously attempted to rape and kill other girls twice.
According to Article 88 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the maximum sentence for minors for particularly serious crimes does not exceed 10 years.
A resident of the KCR was found guilty of committing crimes under part 3 of article 30, paragraphs. “a, b, j” part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attempted murder of two persons), paragraphs. “c, d” part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder of a minor), part 3 of article 30, paragraph “b” part 4 of article 131 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (attempted rape), part 1 of article 244 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (desecration of the body of a deceased person).
