In the Chelyabinsk region, an ex-policeman was arrested for beating his ex-wife and dousing her with boiling water.

The Kusinsky District Court of the Chelyabinsk Region arrested 42-year-old retired police officer Alexey Savenko in the case of his ex-wife. this reports Znak.com with reference to the court.

According to the publication, on the night of October 30, the ex-policeman came home drunk - he lived with his ex-wife and their 18-year-old child. According to source a Znak.com , the woman works as an investigator at the local police department.

The ex-spouses quarreled and Savenko began kicking her, including in the head. The ex-police officer strangled the woman, put her in a bathtub and doused her with boiling water, Znak.com reports.

Deciding that his ex-wife had died, Savenko went to bed. In the morning, he called an ambulance for the victim.