Darya Trepova admitted she brought in the statuette that exploded and killed Vladlen Tatarsky
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Russia’s Interior Ministry Monday released a video on Monday showing Darya Trepova, the main suspect behind the murder of prominent military reporter Vladlen Tatarsky, speaking to security forces after her arrest. Tatarksy was killed in a blast in a St. Petersburg café the day before.
In the clip, Trepova admits that she “brought in the statuette that exploded” in the café in the city’s historic center, killing the blogger, whose real name is Maksim Fomin, and injuring 32 people.
When asked whether she understood why she had been detained by law enforcement, the suspect said that it was for “being at the scene where Vladlen Tatarsky was murdered.” Trepova, 26, also said that she would “tell at a later date” where she had obtained the figurine from.
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