In the Altai region, a man dealt with his 41-year-old common-law wife.
As a result of the conflict, he grabbed a knife and stabbed the woman in the neck.
The details are provided by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Altai Territory.
The department's statement emphasized that the injury sustained was fatal for the victim. The woman died.
The investigation revealed that the accused threw the lifeless body into the cellar and covered it with earth.
The woman was searched for a long time. Relatives were unable to contact her and contacted law enforcement agencies.
By that time, the man was in custody in connection with the theft.
During a search of the house, investigators discovered the lifeless body of a woman.
The men, under the weight of obvious evidence, confessed to what they had done and repented.
The Russian was brought to criminal responsibility. He received 9.1 years in a maximum security penal colony.
