In the Magadan region, the court will consider a case of kidnapping and murder

In the Magadan region, two men will be convicted of kidnapping and beating. Lenta.ru was informed about this by the investigative department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia for the region.

They are accused under Articles 126 (“Abduction of a person by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, with the threat of violence dangerous to life and health, with the use of weapons, against two persons”), 111 (“Intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, committed with the use of an object used as a weapon, by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, resulting through negligence in the death of the victim”) and 112 (“Intentional infliction of harm to health of moderate severity, committed by a group of persons by preliminary conspiracy, with the use of an object used as a weapon") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

According to the investigation, in September 2025, five residents of the village of Evensk, based on false rumors about a crime allegedly committed against the daughter of one of them, decided to independently punish two fellow villagers.

For this purpose, they entered the apartment of the victims, where they beat them, doused them with pepper spray, and then forcibly loaded them into a car and drove them to a deserted place. After which they continued beating.

As a result, one of the victims received injuries incompatible with life, and the second underwent long-term treatment.

Investigators have collected sufficient evidence and the criminal case against the two defendants has been sent to court for consideration on the merits. The case against three more has been separated into separate proceedings.