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A 41-year-old man has been arrested after a flight attendant was stabbed to death in a luxury hotel room. DubaiAccording to reports.
The suspect was arrested in St. Petersburg approximately 2,700 miles awayA few days later authorities believe the 25-year-old Russian national was murdered between 17–18 December.
The victim was stabbed at least 15 times, including on the torso, neck and limbs, and died at the scene. rbc petersburg Informed.
According to the state news agency, investigators believe the suspect had a prior relationship with the stewardess and had been following her in Dubai for several days before her body was found. RIA Novosti.
After returning to Russia he was arrested on 20 December and charged with murder the same day. The flight from Dubai to St. Petersburg is approximately seven hours. Dubai Police reportedly identified the suspect using the hotel’s CCTV before alerting Russian law enforcement.
A source told RIA Novosti: “He is a self-employed businessman, and the murdered woman worked as a flight attendant for an airline. The couple had been dating for several years and lived together in St. Petersburg, but were separated at the time of the tragedy.”
Russian news site your font The man was reported to have enlisted the help of an acquaintance from St. Petersburg to track the victim’s movements and find out which hotel room she was staying in, although this has not been confirmed by authorities.
The flight attendant was working with Russian airline Pobeda, which is owned by state-owned airline Aeroflot. Independent Pobeda has been contacted for comment.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said the investigation was being conducted in cooperation with law enforcement agencies in the United Arab Emirates.
The suspect has been remanded to custody for two months till February 18.