Acid Attack Defendant Claims ‘We Would Have Killed’
A court in Yekaterinburg has ordered the detention of 35-year-old Eduard Seredyuk and 27-year-old Ksenia Vladimirova. The arrest will last until March 11.
According to the investigation, the suspects were hired by Nikolai Yermakov, the victim«s former cohabitant, with whom she lived for 17 years. The goal was to kill the woman. On the morning of January 12, Alyona was attacked near her home and doused with acid.
Charges have been brought under the following articles of the Criminal Code:
- Organization of an attempted murder committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy (Part 3 of Article 33, Part 3 of Article 30, Item «zh» of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code).
- Attempted murder committed for hire (Part 3 of Article 30, Item «z» of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code).
- Complicity in attempted murder committed for hire (Part 5 of Article 33, Part 3 of Article 30, Item «z» of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code).
The court hearings were held in closed session, and journalists were only allowed to attend the announcement of preventive measures. Eduard Seredyuk, who directly doused the victim with acid, hid his face from the cameras. Ksenia Vladimirova, on the other hand, was more talkative and stated a partial admission of guilt.
‘We would have killed if we wanted to, probably,’ Vladimirova told the press.
When asked about the identity of the client, she replied: ‘You already know.’
Nikolai Yermakov is also under arrest and does not admit his guilt.
