A 55-year-old man suspected of murdering a pensioner was arrested in Ternopil. The man worked as his assistant.
The suspect himself announced the death of the 77-year-old pensioner to the police. Someone overturned the furniture in the apartment, and the body of the deceased with numerous injuries was found under the sofa.
Investigators noticed that the assistant was confused in his testimony. At first, he stated that he had not come to his grandfather for two days, and then began to tell details that he could not theoretically know about.
The killer was exposed in a supermarket
During the investigation, law enforcement officers worked on video from surveillance cameras in the area of the house where the deceased grandfather lived.
& # 8212; The suspect was captured by video surveillance cameras at the moment when he was stealing food from the store. It was they who were found in the apartment of the deceased during the examination of the crime scene, & # 8212; clarified with the police.
Moreover, they found a mobile phone in my grandfather's apartment, and in the trash bin under the entrance & # 8212; the assistant's bloody clothes.
Revenge and gas turned on
During interrogation, the 55-year-old man confessed to being involved in the death of a pensioner. According to him, conflicts constantly arose between them.
The pensioner accused the man of constant theft . Their last quarrel over money ended in murder.
When the caretaker realized that grandfather was no longer breathing, he hid his body under the sofa, turned on the gas in the kitchen and disappeared from the apartment.
It was only by a miracle that an explosion did not thunder in the house. In a matter of hours, the would-be assistant returned to the scene of the crime and called the police.
What the police say
Criminal proceedings are open under Part 1 of Article 115 (Intentional Murder) of the Criminal Code. In the near future, the 55-year-old man will receive a notification of suspicion.
The police note that before this incident he had no problems with the law. The pre-trial investigation of the case is ongoing.
