One of the developers of Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine strangled to death in a Moscow apartment
March 3, 2023
In the north-west of Moscow, a 29-year-old man killed a 47-year-old Russian. On Friday, March 3, Lenta.ru was informed in the capital department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR).
We are talking about the murder of one of the developers of the Sputnik V vaccine, Andrei Botikov, RIA Novosti specifies , citing a source.
According to the agency, on March 2, in an apartment on Rogova Street, the defendant quarreled with the victim and strangled him with a belt. The attacker then fled. However, he was soon found and arrested. He pleaded guilty. In fact, a case was initiated under Part 1 of Article 105 (“ Murder ”) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
It is noted that the accused has already been convicted of a particularly serious crime.
The N.F. Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology specified to the agency that Botikov worked as a senior researcher, co-authored the patent for the Sputnik V vaccine and was awarded by the president for developing the drug.