Ural photographer Loshagin did not come to court for the murder of his wife – Russian newspaper

Ekaterinburg photographer Dmitry Loshagin did not appear today at the first meeting of a new trial for the murder of his wife, model Julia Prokopieva.

Recall investigation into the death of a young woman continues in Yekaterinburg since August 2013, when in the woods near the Pervouralsk found her charred body with a broken neck. The main suspect in the case was held spouse Dmitry Loshagin model. According to investigators, during an argument he killed his wife. The state prosecutor asked for it 13 years penal colony, but December 25, 2014 the court acquitted: according to judges, in fact there was no direct evidence against the photographer, only indirect, since the offense was committed without witnesses.

The prosecutor’s office, the mother of Julia and her lawyers have filed an appeal, and 26 February Sverdlovsk regional court overturned the acquittal photographer. Case returned to the October District Court in Yekaterinburg on stage trial. Today was the first meeting, but the main person involved in the courtroom did not come.

According to “Interfax”, the lawyer presented the court with a copy of Loshagina certificate stating that his client is undergoing treatment. The state prosecutor asked the court to check the veracity of this information. If it is not confirmed, the question may be raised to change the measure of restraint photographer, who is currently under house arrest.

“The position of the Investigative Committee of the same – we believe that it is Loshagin committed the murder of his wife. The collected evidence was sufficient for a conviction. Recently in the media there is a lot of conflicting information that allegedly may be relevant to the circumstances of the murder. I can say that we are watching these reports, relate them to what was found during the investigation, and at the time reason to believe that there are new information, there is no “- emphasizes the press secretary of the regional Investigative Committee Alexander Shulga.

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