New details have emerged regarding the murder of a paramedic who was stabbed to death while on a call.
The man suspected of committing the crime was arrested shortly after his escape.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Irkutsk Region reported his arrest on its Telegram channel.
A criminal case has been opened against the detainee under the article on murder.
Circumstances of the case
It is noted that the incident occurred on Friday night. The ambulance team of the Kazachinsko-Lenskaya District Hospital was called to one of the shift camps.
Medics who arrived at the scene found a drunk man who needed medical attention.
Paramedic Alexander Pechelatov, who examined the patient, decided to hospitalize him, but the troublemaker resisted and attacked the doctor with a knife.
Having inflicted a stab wound on the medic, the suspect fled the scene of the crime. The wounded Pechelatov died on the spot.
For reference
A shift camp is a populated area consisting of buildings and structures intended to provide for the life of workers involved in shift work.
