A St. Petersburg resident was arrested in connection with the murder of a university teacher whose finger was cut off to unlock her smartphone.

The Frunzensky District Court of St. Petersburg arrested Artem Belenko, who is accused of strangling a local resident and cutting off her right thumb to unlock her smartphone. This was reported by the press service of the St. Petersburg courts.

Belenko is charged with Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code (murder). According to investigators, on October 25, he strangled a woman “on the basis of a sudden personal hostile relationship.” The accused admitted guilt.

RIA Novosti, citing a source in law enforcement agencies , reported that we are talking about a 34-year-old biochemistry teacher from St. Petersburg State Technological University. The same information to 78.ru was confirmed by a source in law enforcement agencies.