The police authorities in Russia are investigating her case murder of one of his creations coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik-V, who was found strangled with his belt. According to Russian media, the police have arrested a suspect in the scientist’s murder.
Virologist Andrei Botykov was killed in Moscow during a fight with a 29-year-old, a police source told RIA Novosti news agency.
An employee of the Moscow Investigative Committee said that the 29-year-old attacker, a guest of Botykov, quarreled with the scientist and strangled him with a belt. The Russian Investigative Committee arrested the perpetrator, but did not reveal his identity.
Andrei Botykov was one of 18 scientists who worked on the development of the Russian coronavirus vaccine in 2020. He was a senior researcher at the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. He had also worked in world-renowned laboratories in his country, while he had also been honored with state medals for his contribution to the global fight against Covid-19.
Previously, reports the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, it was published that he survived the fight with his killer, who broke into his home and started fighting with him over money.
Authorities claim he confessed to the crime during questioning and also state that the accused had already been prosecuted for committing another “serious” crime.
Russian media reported that the suspect, known as Alexei Z, had spent 10 years in prison on charges of providing sex services.
Source: News Beast
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