Kyrgyzstani man suspected of murder of Russian LGTB-activist cleared of charges

AKIPRESS.COM - A new suspect of murder of LGTB-activist Yelena Grigorieva was detained in St Petersburg, previous suspect, a native of Kyrgyzstan, was cleared of all charges and freed from detention, the Russian Investigative Committee for St. Petersburg said.
A 37-year-old Kyrgyzstani knew the victim, he also has previous criminal record for hooliganism.
The real murderer, a local 28-year-old man, was detained on July 31. The suspect has previous criminal record linked to drug trafficking, and he confessed to the crime.
According to Russian authorities, LGTB-activist Yelena Grigorieva was drinking alcohol together with the native of Kyrgyzstan on July 20-21 night, after which she continued partying in a private apartment and then with the suspect. The two had a fight, during which the suspect stabbed the woman in the back and face 8 times.
She died of wounds. The suspect fled the scene throwing a knife near the place of his residence.