Tyumen Woman Identifies Accomplice in Businessman's Son Kidnapping
The girl arrived from Surgut on January 21
The high-profile case involving a resident of the greater Tyumen region has taken a new turn. It turns out that the girl from Surgut, who acted as an intermediary in the «kidnapping» of a 14-year-old son of a Krasnoyarsk businessman, handed over the money stolen from his home to an unknown man near the «Sever» restaurant, according to the regional prosecutor«s office.
According to the authorities, in January, fraudsters persuaded the boy to steal money from family safes. Via phone and messaging apps, they convinced the teenager that he was helping his relatives. The fraudsters asked to hand the money over to an intermediary, as law enforcement calls her. She turned out to be an 18-year-old girl from Surgut.
The fraudsters paid for her trip to Krasnoyarsk, and she arrived there on January 21. The next day, the girl went to the boy«s home and, together with him, »using a circular saw and a sledgehammer,« broke open the safes and stole cash in rubles, dollars, and euros. In total — about 2.5 million rubles (approximately $27,800 at current rates).
She kept part of the money — 31,000 rubles (about $344) — for herself, and handed the rest to an unknown man near the «Sever» restaurant on Lenin Street.
«»If necessary, I can identify him, call...«» — the girl stated in court and added that she has no intention of obstructing the investigation (quote from Investigative Committee video).
The boy«s father, businessman Andrei Kapli, was demanded a ransom for the child — about 30 million rubles (approximately $333,000). On the evening of January 23, the boy and the girl were found in a rented apartment on Krasrab, and they were not under any threat.
The intermediary was detained, and a criminal case for fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) was initiated; she faces up to ten years in prison.
In the prosecutor«s office video, she says that she herself acted under the influence and threats of the fraudsters: »They made me act for the good of the family, to avoid financial problems and with the court.«
The court sent her to pre-trial detention until March 22, as reported simultaneously by the prosecutor«s office, the Investigative Committee, and the united press service of the regional courts. The prosecution ruled out house arrest.
«In court, the prosecutor insisted on her detention, as the suspect has no housing in Krasnoyarsk, nor an identity document, and could flee, destroy evidence, or influence witnesses,» — explained the prosecutor«s office press service.
The other participants in the crime, including those who received the money, are currently being sought.
All about this story is collected in a separate feature by NGS24.RU.
