The key facts
- The suspect was detained alive in Leningrad Region; a case has been opened for the murder of two people and attempted murder
- The attack took place on October 26 in an apartment on Komissar Grushko Street in St. Petersburg
- According to media reports, the suspect is the murdered boy's father; two notes were found during the search
Detention in Gatchina District
In the Gatchina District of Leningrad Region, 40-year-old former mathematics teacher Dmitry Nakaryakov was detained on suspicion of murdering a two-year-old boy and his 58-year-old grandmother. The wanted man was found alive, as reported by the Telegram channel 'Mash na Moyke', the information is also cited by Life.ru. A criminal case has been opened against the detainee for the murder of two people, including a minor, and attempted murder.
What happened in St. Petersburg
The bodies of the woman and the child were discovered on October 26 in an apartment on Komissar Grushko Street in the Krasnoselsky District of St. Petersburg. The boy's mother was also attacked but managed to escape through a first-floor window and call for help; the victim was hospitalized. The suspect then fled, and law enforcement launched a search for him.
Notes and the kinship theory
According to media reports, the suspect was the father of the murdered boy. As Life.ru previously reported, the child's mother feared her ex-partner's aggressive behavior and tried not to leave her son alone with him. During the search, law enforcement found two notes, presumably left by the suspect: one was addressed to his parents living in Gatchina — in it, the author said farewell to his loved ones and listed bank accounts where his money was kept. The publication contains no official confirmation of the contents of the notes or of the kinship theory — this information is cited from media sources.
