Teacher’s family killed in GroznyRuslan Isayev, North Caucasus – The bodies of three people were recently discovered in Grozny‘s Leninski district. Mr Saiyev, a teacher of physical eduction at the local school No. 18, and his wife were killed in the yard of their house in the Stavropolskaya street. Besides, one more body was lying 20 – 30 metres away.
Members of the Society of the Russian - Chechen Friendship said that the tragedy took place in the evening of January 24. Mr and Mrs Saiyev went out to the yard to wave goodbye to their guest when two drunk masked servicemen passing by started to swear at them. When a quarrel broke out, one of the soldiers took out his knife and stabbed Mr Saiyev in the chest. The soldier killed also Mrs Saiyev, who rushed to come upon calls of her husband. The third person, a young man, tried to hurry away but the second servicemen ran him down and stabbed him with a knife in the throat.
The incident was observed by the neighbours who gathered in the street, having heard the cries. Local authorities launched investigation into the crime and prosecution of the murderers. |
