ST. PETERSBURG, October 18. The dismembered body of a man was found in the river near the Scandinavia highway in the Leningrad region, a criminal case was opened under article of murder, reports the press service of the Russian Federation State Investigative Committee for the region.
“On October 18, in the Perovka River near the bridge located on the 83rd kilometer of the Scandinavia highway in the Vyborg district of the Leningrad region, the body of a man with signs of violent death was found,” the message says.
A criminal case was initiated under Part 1 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder).
The press service of the Leningrad region prosecutor's office added that dismembered fragments of the body were also found on the roadway.