Man accused of killing a teenager at a Bolshoy Kamen cinema remanded in pre-trial detention for two months

A court in Primorsky Krai has taken into custody a 42-year-old man accused of killing a 16-year-old schoolboy at the Oktyabr cinema in Bolshoy Kamen on November 3. Outlets provide details: according to Gazeta.Ru, the accused is a history teacher, and the moment of the attack was captured on surveillance cameras.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 5 November 2026 at 09:372 min read

The key facts

The court remanded the accused in pre-trial detention for two months taking into account the prosecutor's position
A case has been opened under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code; a set of forensic examinations has been ordered
Gazeta.Ru identifies the accused as a history teacher; the moment of the killing was caught on video

Preventive measure

A court in Primorsky Krai has remanded a 42-year-old man, accused of killing a 16-year-old teenager at the Oktyabr cinema in Bolshoy Kamen, in pre-trial detention for two months. The preventive measure was chosen taking into account the prosecutor's position, the regional prosecutor's office reported. According to Life.ru, a criminal case for murder under Part 1 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code has been opened against the detainee. Gazeta.Ru specifies that the detainee is a history teacher, who, according to the outlet, stabbed the schoolboy near the cinema.

Circumstances of the tragedy

The tragedy occurred on the evening of November 3. According to the investigation's version, an intoxicated local resident quarreled with the schoolboy, stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife, and the teenager died at the scene. According to media reports cited by Gazeta.Ru, the victim was at a local cafe with friends when the man came in; after the conflict, he took a knife from his mother, who works at the cinema's ticket counter, caught up with the teenager and stabbed him, then handed the bloodied knife to his mother and waited for law enforcement. The Investigative Committee's regional directorate reported that the moment of the attack was captured by outdoor surveillance cameras, and a knife was found at the crime scene.

Progress of the investigation

Investigators have ordered a set of forensic examinations — medical, narcological, psychiatric, psychological-psychiatric and biological; the accused has been formally charged. Law enforcement agencies are establishing the circumstances of the conflict and the actions of its participants. Earlier, as Life.ru reported, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin demanded a report on the murder investigation and ordered that information be provided on the established circumstances of the tragedy and the progress of the criminal case.