Mother and son detained in LPR on suspicion of murdering pensioners

A local resident and her teenage son were detained in the LPR on suspicion of murdering pensioners.

The suspects may be involved in two crimes committed in Belolutsk in 2023 and 2026, during which about 250 thousand rubles were stolen.

During the interrogations, it became known about the possible psychological impact of the mother on her minor son.

LUGANSK, October 2 – RIA Novosti. A resident of the LPR and her teenage son were detained on suspicion of murdering pensioners who were robbed of 250 thousand rubles, the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee reported to RIA Novosti.

As the department noted, in November 2023, the body of an elderly man with signs of violent death was discovered in a private household on the outskirts of Belolutsk. The crime remained unsolved. In August 2026, a lonely pensioner became a victim in the same city. Investigators have put forward a version of the possible involvement of the same persons. A glove was found in a forested area about a kilometer from the site of the last incident.

“The study made it possible to establish the genetic profiles of two individuals. They turned out to be residents of Belolutsk - a mother and son, who had not previously come to the attention of law enforcement agencies,” the department reported.

A local resident and her 17-year-old son were detained on suspicion of committing two crimes under paragraph “h” of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder).

During interrogations of the suspects, the investigation received information about the possible psychological influence of the mother on her minor son. According to the teenager, he did not want to commit a crime and was very afraid, but the woman blackmailed him with the threat of suicide, declaring that he would remain an orphan. The son fulfilled all the mother's demands. The attackers also took the victims’ money - about 250 thousand rubles in total.