Photo: Ekaterina Karaglanova/Instagram
The ex-boyfriend of an slain Instagram influencer has confessed to her murder, Russian authorities allege.
Gareyev has been charged with murder. He has not formally entered a plea in Russian court. PEOPLE was unable to immediately reach his attorney for comment.
Ekaterina Karaglanova, a 24-year-old who had recently graduated medical school, was found dead in her Moscow apartment on Friday,according toThe Independent.
After they hadn’t heard from her for several days, Karaglanova’s parents contacted a landlord to get access to her apartment. When they arrived, they found their daughter’s body stuffed into a suitcase.
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Ekaterina Karaglanova.Ekaterina Karaglanova/Instagram
Maxim Gareyev was arrested on Tuesday.
According to multiple outlets, Karaglanova had recently started a new relationship, and police were looking at jealousy as a possible motive in her killing. She was planning a trip to the Netherlands with her new boyfriend to celebrate her birthday on July 30.
Police said that there was no weapon found on the scene and that there did not appear to be signs of a struggle in Karaglanova’s apartment, according to theTelegraph‘s report.
Ekaterina Karaglanova/Instagram
In addition to her medical studies and social media career, Karaglanova also competed in beauty pageants.
In a court appearance on Thursday, Gareyev apologized to Karaglanova’s parents. “I am ashamed of myself,” he allegedly told reporters,according to Moskovsky Komsomolets.
source: people.com
