The father of the head of the press service of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Legoyda, was found dead in the Moscow region. Investigative Committee opened a murder case

Updated . A few hours later, the Investigative Committee reported on the arrest of a murder suspect; he turned out to be a 25-year-old man. During interrogation, he stated that he killed Roman Legoida when he tried to rob him.

In Vidnoye, near Moscow, the body of Roman Legoyda, the father of Vladimir Legoyda, chairman of the synodal department of the Russian Orthodox Church for relations between the church and society and the media, was found, TASS and RIA Novosti report , citing sources in law enforcement agencies.

Officially, the press service of the Investigative Committee for the Moscow Region told agencies that in the Leninsky urban district, the body of a 90-year-old local resident with multiple stab wounds was found on the side of the road. A criminal case of murder has been opened (Part 1 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code). The progress of the investigation is controlled by the central office of the Russian Investigative Committee.

According to preliminary data, Roman Legoyda was attacked during an afternoon walk with his grandson, write “112 ” and Mash . According to them, he suffered 18 stab wounds.

• Vladimir Legoyda is responsible for the interaction of the Russian Orthodox Church with public organizations and heads the press service of Patriarch Kirill. He also heads the editorial board of the Orthodox magazine Thomas.