Aug. 12, 2026
Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency
The son of a former Russian government official has been arrested on murder charges in Moscow after allegedly stabbing an acquaintance to death inside an apartment, law enforcement sources told the media Wednesday.
Alexander Khotin was detained Tuesday in the town of Mozhaysk west of Moscow, where they allegedly found a blood-stained knife inside a bathroom, according to RBC. Investigators launched a murder investigation.
Telegram channels with links to Russia’s security services reported that, on Monday night, Khotin got into an argument with 54-year-old Alexander Kumantsov inside an apartment in western Moscow.
