The criminal case of the murder of a 94-year-old veteran metallurgist, a respected innovator of Russia, Vladimir Dronyaev, was transferred to the Chelyabinsk Regional Court. One defendant was diagnosed as suffering from a mental illness and was admitted to a mental hospital, the other is expected to be sentenced to life in prison, according to the prosecutor's office.
The investigation determined that two men entered the pensioner's apartment on the 60th anniversary of October Street, beat him first, and then received at least ten blows with a knife and a gas key. After that, they stole 402,800 rubles from the veteran's apartment.