For the murder of the head of the association of women entrepreneurs, the perpetrator and the customer received 13 years each

The Moscow City Court, based on a jury's guilty verdict, yesterday sentenced to 13 years in prison the former vice-president of the public organization "Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Russia" Lyudmila Kachalova and her accomplice, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia Evgeniy Chetvertny, found guilty of murdering the president of this association Tatyana Malyutina. The motive for the crime was Kachalova’s desire to take the place of leader. In addition, the court ordered the convicts to pay the sister of the deceased a total of 1 million rubles.

The announcement of the verdict took no more than 15 minutes. Based on the jury's verdict last Thursday, Judge Sergei Podoprigorov found Lyudmila Kachalova guilty of instigating and aiding in the commission of murder for hire (Article 33 and Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and her accomplice Evgeniy Chetvertny of murder for hire (Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

As stated in the verdict, “feeling personal hostility towards the president of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Russia Tatyana Malyutina on the basis of contradictions in joint social and financial activities,” Lyudmila Kachalova decided to commit the murder of her boss. The materials of the criminal case note that Kachalova, having eliminated the boss, intended to take her chair. As the perpetrator of the crime, she chose her friend, car mechanic Evgeniy Chetvertny, to whom she offered to kill Tatyana Malyutin for 50 thousand rubles. He agreed.

On July 2, 2011, according to the investigation materials, Chetvernoy, disguised as a plumber, came to Tatyana Malyutina’s house. The woman let him in, but the criminal was unable to deal with her immediately: as noted in the verdict, “the victim was talking on the phone the entire time.” Under the pretext of buying a new mixer, the car mechanic left Mrs. Malyutina’s house and told Tatyana Kachalova that he had changed his mind about participating in the crime. But she managed to convince Chetvertny, and he returned to Mrs. Malyutina’s apartment. And when the victim, having entered the bathroom, turned away from Chetvertny, he struck her “at least six times” with a wrench on the head.

After making sure that the woman was dead, the criminal left, and the next day he received the promised 50 thousand rubles from Lyudmila Kachalova.

The jury found both guilty, but Chetvertny, unlike his accomplice, was considered worthy of leniency. The defendants never admitted guilt.

When discussing the verdict, the prosecutor demanded that Lyudmila Kachalova be sentenced to 15 years in a general regime colony, and Evgeniy Chetvertny - to 13 years in a maximum security colony. However, the judge gave both the same sentences of 13 years.

Lawyers have already announced that they will file an appeal with the Supreme Court. “The investigation did not check our version that, in addition to Evgeniy Chetvertny, on the day of the murder, other unknown men who could have been involved in the crime came into Tatyana Malyutina’s entrance,” said the lawyer of the convicted person, Anton Kozhemyakin. “We and other versions “We will discuss it during the appeal against the verdict in the Supreme Court.”

Alexey Sokovnin

The deputy sat behind the boss