Rigla paid a million rubles each to the families of employees killed by lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov

The Rigla company paid 1 million rubles each to the families of employees killed by the pharmacy's lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov.

Rigla paid the families of its employees killed on November 7 by their colleague, lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, one million rubles as one-time financial assistance, according to the company’s website.

One payment is at the stage of paperwork: in order to receive the amount, the relatives of the victims need to sign an agreement for the provision of material assistance, the press service clarifies.

In addition, documents are being drawn up to receive a monthly allowance for each child from the families of killed company employees in the amount of 15,000 rubles.

Previously, the company had already paid the relatives of the victims of the tragedy 120,000 rubles, dividing into equal parts the amount of donations that came in cash from individuals and companies. Donations continue to arrive in a special bank account, and after January 1, Rigla will divide the accumulated amount in equal parts among the relatives of the victims.

For Anton Tretyakov's widow, Alesya Tretyakova, and her children, the company paid for a January vacation in a boarding house near Moscow. Rigla took full responsibility for the loans issued to the deceased employee in the amount of about 300,000 rubles. Additionally, Alesya Tretyakova will be paid a one-time benefit for the birth of her 3rd child in the amount of 300,000 rubles, according to the company’s website.

On the morning of November 7, in the office of the Rigla pharmaceutical company in the north-east of Moscow, 30-year-old lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov shot his colleagues with Saiga and Benelli carbines that he owned. As a result, three men and two girls died on the spot, another man died the next day in intensive care, one girl was seriously injured and hospitalized.

Vinogradov was detained by company security officers who heard shots. The killer was detained while he was reloading his weapon. The lawyer was going to kill as many of his colleagues as possible; he carried 200 buckshot charges into the company office.

On November 8, the Babushkinsky Court of Moscow authorized the arrest of Vinogradov. He was arrested until January 6, 2013. The lawyer was charged under Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Murder of two or more persons”).

“Russian Breivik” is awaiting a psychiatric examination. Before the murder, Vinogradov posted a small manifesto on his page on the social network VKontakte, where he wrote that he hated humanity and compared people to a cancerous tumor. He subsequently told investigators that he committed the murder allegedly out of unrequited love for one of the company’s employees. If Vinogradov is found sane, he faces punishment up to life imprisonment.