Skulls of rare animals in St. Petersburg stole a carpenter

Rare skulls from the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg were abducted by a carpenter working there. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

According to the publication, the 50-year-old carpenter stole at the work of the skull, and then sold them to a student of the 10th grade of one of the city schools. 28 skulls were found in the carpenter’s apartment, a criminal case was opened under an article on the theft on an especially large scale.

The total amount of the stolen - about 3.5 million rubles, the police noted .

p. "B" of part 4 of Art. 158 of the Criminal Code

Previously, a study appeared on how Russians are judged for thefts: each third is sent to the colony, in 39 % of cases the damage is less than 10 thousand rubles.