A nine-year-old girl was kidnapped in Smolensk; the accused committed suicide in a pre-trial detention center

In Smolensk, a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped on February 24, who was walking her dog and did not return.

The girl was found in an apartment in one of the city's buildings; a man born in 1983 was with her; later he and his partner were detained and placed under arrest on charges of kidnapping.

The accused of kidnapping committed suicide in a pre-trial detention center; his words about the desire to have a daughter were not recognized as the motive for the crime, since they were not supported by facts.

YAROSLAVL, October 2 - RIA Novosti. The person accused of kidnapping a nine-year-old girl in Smolensk at the end of February told investigators even after his arrest that he committed this crime because he wanted him to have a daughter, law enforcement agencies in the region told RIA Novosti.

A nine-year-old girl went to walk her toy terrier at about 8:00 Moscow time on February 24 and did not return. A large-scale search was launched. On the evening of February 26, she was found in an apartment in one of the city’s houses; with the girl there was a man born in 1983. Later, his partner was also detained. Both were accused of kidnapping a minor and were placed under arrest.

Soon, the accused of kidnapping committed suicide in a pre-trial detention center; before that, he admitted to kidnapping the girl, but investigators never found out the motive. The man's partner also did not disclose the motive and details of the abduction.

“In his (the kidnapper’s) words, he kidnapped the girl because he wanted him to have a daughter,” the interlocutor said.

At the same time, as the interlocutor emphasized, such a statement cannot be called a motive.