Russian scientist Andrey Botikov, 48, who was among the 18 developers of the Sputnik V vaccine, was strangled to death with a belt in his home in northwest Moscow. Moscow Investigative Committee Deputy Chairman Yuliya Ivanova gave information about the murder and said that the 29-year-old person visited Andrey Botikov’s house, and as a result of the discussion between the two, he strangled the Russian scientist with the belt he took.
Ivanova added that the person who committed the murder admitted his guilt during his interrogation, and that this person had a previous conviction for some crimes. After the murder, Russian forensic experts reported how the murder was committed, with the words “The attacker was a friend of the scientist. After the verbal argument, the 29-year-old man grabbed Botikov’s neck from behind and strangled him with a belt.” (UAV)