According to the Russian Investigation Committee, on the night of November 2, the criminals entered the sauna in the territory of a private house, tied Marugov and his wife Sabine and started demanding money from them.
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Marugov managed to escape for a while and call the police. However, when the police arrived at the scene, they found that Marugov was dead – he had been shot with a crossbow.
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The murder took place in a sauna on the territory of a private house owned by Marugov’s stepfather.
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The attackers left the scene of the crime after killing the businessman.
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A few hours later, police managed to arrest one of the attackers, a man born in 1971.
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The causes of the crime are not yet clear. Police have put forward two main versions – an attack for robbery or a custom murder.
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Police continue to search for the second suspect.
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The man detained by the police has yet to testify. However, police believe that he bought the crossbow used in Marugov’s murder.
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During the operative activities, the investigators concluded that the detained man could also be involved in crimes related to apartment scams.
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During a search of a detained residence in Moscow, police found a pensioner who was handcuffed and tied to a bed.
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The pensioner told the police that he was trying to take away the apartment.
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Marugov owned several meat processing plants, including the Myasnaya Empire and the Ozereckije kalbasi. The media often called him the “king of sausages”.
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In 2019, bankruptcy proceedings were initiated against Marugov because he owed creditors about five million US dollars.
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