Suspect Arrested In Murder Of Armenian Youth In Moscow Subway

SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MURDER OF ARMENIAN YOUTH IN MOSCOW SUBWAY

Interfax, Russia
Sept 12 2006

MOSCOW. Sept 12 (Interfax) – The prosecutor’s office of the Moscow
rapid transit system has apprehended a suspect in the murder of an
Armenia youth, Vigen Abramyants, committed at the entrance to the
Pushkinskaya metro station.

Nikita Sinkov, a student at a Moscow college, was detained on charges
of committing the murder, a source in law enforcement told Interfax.

The Cheryomushkinsky Court sanctioned his arrest.

A lawyer for the family of the victim, Simon Tsaturian, confirmed the
information to Interfax. However, he declined to provide more detail,
referring to the ongoing investigation.