Suspect in Murder of Former Smolensk Bank Top Manager and His Family Detained in Belarus

Investigators have identified a potential suspect in the case of the murder of the former top manager of the bankrupt Smolensk Bank, Mikhail Yakhontov, his wife and son, TASS reports, citing a source in law enforcement agencies.

According to a RIA Novosti source, the suspect was detained in Belarus.

The Shot Telegram channel also reported on the arrest. According to it, operatives tracked him using traffic cameras from the crime scene to Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow, and then transferred data about him for search in Belarus.

In turn, REN TV reports on the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a former top manager, Andrei S. According to the Telegram channel "112" , he is a former partner of Yakhontov.

• The bodies of a 57-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman and an eight-year-old child with signs of violent death were found in an apartment in one of the buildings on Mosfilmovskaya Street on October 26. According to media reports, this is the family of Mikhail Yakhontov, deputy manager of the Moscow branch of Smolensky Bank, who was previously tried for embezzlement .