Judge Vasily Vetlugin, 40, was gunned down and stabbed multiple times in Kamyshin, Volgograd by an alleged Russian soldier who suspected his wife of having an affair
A Russian judge was shot dead, stabbed multiple times and had his severed genitals stuffed in his mouth after being accused of having an affair.
Judge Vasily Vetlugin, 40, had only just walked out of a courthouse in Kamyshin, Volgograd region when he was gunned down and had a knife plunged into his eye. The judge was allegedly attacked by his secretary’s husband who suspected an affair, according to police sources.
Sergey Kibalnikov, 47, a transport business owner, was detained at the scene of the killing and is being questioned by Russian police. He is under investigation for “murder with particular cruelty” in Kamyshin, Volgograd region, documents show.
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Police are investigating whether the gruesome murder was motivated by “jealousy”. Yelena Kibalnikova, 40, had been working as Judge Vetlugin’s secretary and sources allege that Kibalnikov suspected the pair of having an affair.
According to witnesses, the judge was shot with a Saiga semi-automatic hunting rifle. An eyewitness said: “The judge came out of the courthouse, got into his car, started to drive off.
“The man blocked his way and began shooting at the car. The judge ran out and headed towards the lawyers [office], but the man gunned him down, cut off his penis, shoved it into his mouth, and stabbed him repeatedly, finally sticking the knife into his [eye].
“He was detained at the scene of the crime — he didn’t even try to run. The killer is the husband of a court secretary.
Unconfirmed reports alleged Kibalnikov had been fighting in the war against Ukraine, and returned home on leave when he became suspicious of his wife having an affair with the married judge, the father of recently-born twins.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the bloodstained suspect – pictured in handcuffs – confessed to the killing under interrogation. A source said: “He did not try to hide. He waited for the police and surrendered.”
Another account reported: “He found out that his wife was cheating on him with the federal judge, ambushed him around the corner of the City Court, and dealt with the rival. After the murder, he did not try to hide and surrendered to the police.”
Pictures published by Telegram channels show the judge’s bloody body with a knife sticking out of his head lying on a busy street in broad daylight.
The judge’s family denied he had been having an affair. They posted: “Vasily was married. He recently became the father of twin daughters. He was a man of honour.”