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Leningrad Region Murder May Be Hate Crime


(July 22, 2008)

Police found the body of a 25-year-old citizen of Kyrgyzstan in a Leningrad region town, according to a July 21, 2008 report on the web site of the national daily "Komsomolskaya Pravda." The body showed signs that the victim was beaten to death in the village of Ulyanovka. The victim was not robbed of his money or cell phone, increasing the possibility that he fell victim to a hate crime. Police are investigating the murder.


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