Murder of Mayor Simeiz in 2013: Law Enforcement Detains Suspect
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Murder of the mayor of Simeiz: suspect detained after 13 yearsA man suspected of the premeditated murder of the mayor of the village of Simeiz, Kyrylo Kostenko, committed in 2013, was detained in Lviv. The suspect, a repeatedly convicted native of the Lviv region, was found after the lost case materials were restored.
On Wednesday, January 28, law enforcement officers detained a suspect in the 2013 murder of Kirill Kostenko, the mayor of Simeiz (Crimea), in Lviv. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Prosecutor General's Office. According to the investigation, the suspect was tracked down after the recovery of lost criminal case materials. Law enforcement officers located the suspect and detained him in Lviv. Photo: Suspect in the murder of the Crimean…
The crime occurred in 2013 near the administrative building of the Simeiz village council
The law enforcement officers detained a suspect in the murder of Simeiz village head, who was told in Crimea by the Ukrainian National Police. Kyrilla Kostenko was killed in 2013. "The crime took place in 2013 near the Simeis village administration. An unidentified person targeted the vehicle of a government official, the chairman of the village council, which resulted in the death of the victim at the scene of the incident. After the attack, th…
Law enforcement officers detained in Lviv a suspect in the murder of Mayor Simeiz, committed in 2013. — Ukrinform.
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