Kushchevskaya massacre

Kushchevskaya massacre
Location Krasnodar, Russia
Date 4 November 2010
Deaths 12

The Kushchevskaya massacre, carried out on 4 November 2010, was the murder of 12 people including four children on a farm in the Krasnodar region of southern Russia. The family of wealthy local farmer Serever Ametov was targeted and stabbed to death, together with visiting friends and a bystander.[1] The mass murder shocked Russia and highlighted links between criminals and corrupt officials, as the perpetrators were members of a gang who had received protection from the authorities and operated with impunity for years.[2]

Sergei Tsapok, the convicted gang leader and mastermind of the murders, died in prison following a stroke on July 6, 2014. Three of his accomplices had recently committed suicide, the most recent two days prior.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BBC News - Bloodbath end to Russian holiday
  2. ↑ BBC News - Crime and Punishment in Putin's Russia
  3. ↑ "Notorious Russian Gang Leader Dies in Prison After Accomplices' Suicides", by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, The Moscow Times

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