According to RIA Novosti, the pedestrian Pochtamtsky bridge and a small part of the embankment were closed during the search. Two vessels were on duty in the water area of the river. The results of the second search day are not reported.
On the eve of the Investigative Committee of Russia, a criminal case was opened about the murder after a man was picked up from the Moika River in St. Petersburg with two female hands and a traumatic gun in his backpack.
Oleg Sokolov, Associate Professor of St. Petersburg State University, is suspected of murder. Presumably, his victim is a 24-year-old girl who studied with him and was a co-author of a number of his scientific works.
Lawyer Alexander Pochuev said that Sokolov confessed to the murder of the girl and issued a confession.
During the search for the victim in Moika, remains were found that do not belong to the deceased girl.