Investigators have opened a criminal case under the article on murder after a foreigner killed his wife in Kazan, the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Tatarstan reported. He attacked his wife on the birthday of their son. According to preliminary information, the aggressor is a citizen of Turkey.
It has been preliminarily established that on May 24, 2025, a citizen of a foreign state, due to personal hostility, inflicted fatal stab wounds on his 35-year-old wife , the report says .
A foreigner broke into his wife’s apartment and slit her throat on their three-year-old son’s birthday. After killing his wife, he attacked the child with a knife and wounded him. Eyewitnesses said that after the attack on the family, the man fled to his apartment, which is located next door. He then threatened to commit suicide.
The victim of a brutal murder in Kazan was the director of the sports school “Inspiration”, 34-year-old Elena Ryabinina. She also taught at this sports institution. The woman’s services to the region were noted at the highest level.