This was reported by the press secretary of the court Lyubov Budanova.
“After checking the case materials, the judicial board found the sentence to be canceled due to the discrepancy between the court's findings and the factual circumstances of the case established by the court of first instance, as well as the incorrect application of the criminal law,” TASS quotes her.
According to the new guilty appeal of the court, Alexander Avdeev was found guilty under clause "h", part 2 of Art.
105, p. "B", "c" part 4 of Art.
162 of the Criminal Code of Russia (murder associated with robbery).
“He was sentenced to 21 years of imprisonment with restraint of liberty for a period of one year and six months,” the court spokeswoman added.
In November 2020, the Yaroslavl Regional Court sentenced Avdeev to 15 years in prison with serving a sentence in a penal colony with a strict regime in a criminal case on the murder of the abbot of the monastery.
In July 2016, he entered the Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery in Pereslavl-Zalessky and stabbed Abbot Daniel multiple times with a knife.
The victim died on the spot.
Attacker stole 1.1 million rubles from his cell