The Penza Region Case: Eight-Year Prison Term for Fatal Strangling
The court handed down a sentence to the person found responsible for the death of a 60-year-old man. Official communications from the press office of the Penza region cited the case details.
Authorities determined that a 49-year-old resident of the Pachelmsky district was guilty of murdering a friend whom he suspected of having an affair with the deceased’s wife. On September 3, 2022, the accused visited the victim’s home and consumed alcohol there as the events unfolded.
According to the testimony of the survivor, tensions escalated during a dispute between the assailant and the landlord. The conflict appeared to be prompted by the suspect’s belief that the man was involved with the victim’s wife. In the culmination of the confrontation, the perpetrator fled the scene after strangling the 1962-born man, leading to the victim’s death from mechanical asphyxia.
As decided by the court, the convicted man received an eight-year term in a high-security prison facility. The sentence places him in a strict regime colony, where monitoring and corrective measures are enforced under the penal system’s rules.
In related coverage, authorities recalled a previous case from the Tyumen region, where a dispute over jealousy among spouses led to a fatal assault. In that incident, the assailants abducted the victim on the pretext of a social gathering, restrained him with a scarf, and disposed of the body. Investigators noted that the perpetrators also burned belongings in the house to destroy evidence. The details are provided here for contextual comparison and are attributed to official regional reporting.
[Citation: Penza regional press office, court records, and regional law enforcement summaries].