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Professor dragged from river with the severed arms of his student, 24, in his bag

Police are searching the river for more remains - by Riah Matthews
  • 11 Nov 2019
Professor dragged from river with the severed arms of his student, 24, in his bag

Professor Oleg Sokolov, 63, has been dragged from a freezing river with the severed arms of his student Anastasia Yeschenko, 24, in his backpack.

Police later found the decapitated head of the student in Oleg Sokolov's apartment and he's been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Solokov is now in hospital suffering from hypothermia.

The history professor and his student were said to be in a relationship and police say Solokov claims he 'accidentally' killed her on Thursday her during an argument. He then had guests come for a dinner party on Friday while her body laid in his apartment. 

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Solokov's apartment.

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The professor was reportedly drunk when he went into the Moika River in St Petersburg, Russia, in the early hours of Saturday morning. After being dragged from the river police found two severed arms in his rucksack, along with a gun, and then later made the gruesome discovery in his apartment. 

Police divers have been seen scouring the river, possibly searching for more body parts.

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Police scour the river where Solokov was found.

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Solokov in a re-enactment.

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Solokov is a leading expert in military history and also enjoys historical re-enactments where he has previously dressed as Napoleon.

He has worked with European television broadcasters as an expert adviser on films depicting the Napoleonic era, and he was made a knight of the Legion of Honour in France in 2003.

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Riah Matthews is the Deputy Editor for that’s life! She started her journalism career in the UK at the Nottingham Post before moving to Australia and working on that's life! and the podcast How I Survived. Her work has also been published in the Daily Mail, Chat, Woman, Pick Me Up, Take a Break, Real People and on Newidea.com.au

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