Khaberni - A young Russian player has admitted to committing a shocking murder, the victim being a businesswoman in a house in the capital, Moscow.
The Russian website "Gazeta" (Gazeta) mentioned that Daniel Sikash, a player for the reserve team of FC Ural Yekaterinburg, carried out the crime on the orders of a group of fraudsters who had contacted him by phone, pretending to be law enforcement officials and told him that he would participate in a special operation.
Russian Player Commits Murder
In the details of the crime, Sikash (20 years old) went on March 13th to an apartment on "Stroginsky Boulevard" in Moscow, armed with an electric saw, a crowbar, a hammer, and other tools.
The suspect began trying to open a safe while the victim's 16-year-old daughter went out to inform her mother of the presence of "an officer from the special services" in the apartment.
The woman tried to prevent Sikash from continuing to open the safe before he, on orders from the fraudsters, punched her several times and stabbed her at least twice, leading to her immediate death.
After the murder, Sikash opened the safe and stole more than $2000 USD and rare coins, then threw them out of the window as instructed by the fraudsters, and thereafter detained the victim's daughter in the apartment before releasing her the next day.
The Russian police arrested Sikash in a hotel 14 kilometers away from the scene of the crime, while the website confirmed that the perpetrator fell into a trap set by Ukrainian fraudsters.
The Russian Criminal Investigation Department opened a criminal case against Sikash under Article 105 of the country's Criminal Law.
The Criminal Office confirmed that the player made a full confession about the crime, expressing remorse for what he had done, saying, "I confess to everything and feel regret."
Sikash had previously represented the Russian national football team in age groups, before later joining the reserve team of Ural Club, currently competing in the fourth division.
From his side, the club explained to the Russian government agency "Ria Novosti" (Ria Novosti) that Sikash had left the team camp a few days earlier, claiming he was heading to Moscow to attend to matters related to his studies.
