MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti) - Police in Moscow
have arrested a teenager and a homeless man on suspicion of
killing a 27-year-old Muscovite for his SUV, Russian media said
on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old vagrant, one Sergei B, and the teenager,
17-year-old Denis A, were arrested after a passerby discovered
the body early on Wednesday in south Moscow's sprawling Bitsa
Park. Both have previous convictions - Denis for murder, Sergei
for robbery.
Police found the victim's passport on his person as well
as money and documents for a Mitsubishi Pajero sports utility
vehicle. An alert was subsequently put out for the vehicle and
the two were detained.
Bitsa Park was where Russia's so-called "chessboard
killer" Alexander Pichushkin killed most of his 48 victims
between 2001 and 2006. Typically, Pichushkin lured his victims
into woods and plied them with vodka before battering them to
death.
Police say that Bitsa Park traditionally sees an increase
in attacks as the winter snows melt. A 44-year-old woman was
cut slightly with a knife by a mugger who stole her cell phone
and golden earrings in the park on Monday.
"The mugger hid in the woods after the attack. A search
for him is underway," police told RIA Novosti.
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