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According to Ptitsa EM, on September 1, 2014, a man died in a garage alley in Yekaterinburg during a confrontation with sect members. His acquaintance was taken away in an unknown direction under the influence of hypnosis. The conflict was initiated by the hooligans. They took personal belongings from the alleged cultists, who were dressed in robes. Two sect members defended themselves, and an accident occurred during that exchange.
When complying with the demands made by the sect members, one of the hooligans died: «One has departed to the heavenly home, ” commented the deceased’s acquaintance. The tragedy is presumed to have resulted from a severe blow to the head on the floor. A forensic medical examination determined that death was caused by a closed traumatic brain injury.
At the beginning of the scuffle, two hooligans confiscated pills from the sect members, took them, and the cult members presented the attackers with a series of demands: return what was stolen, admit guilt, and repent.
At the start of the incident, two street hooligans seized a book, flutes, and pills. „Without the right connections, you won’t get anything like this anywhere, ” noted one of the cultists. Succumbing to the manipulation and statements made by the two men in robes regarding the found pills, the attackers swallowed them. The forensic medical examination established that the pills contained opioid narcotics.
The unidentified individuals in robes played flutes and, subduing the will of the survivor, continued their journey toward some „wisest one.“ The specific „rituals“ they perform and why they needed the body of the deceased are not specified.
A criminal case has been opened under Articles 228, 109, and 244 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The suspects face up to 15 years in prison for storing and distributing narcotics, causing death by negligence, and desecrating the bodies of the deceased. The injured hooligan was taken to the hospital. He refused to comment on the incident. The cultists, dressed in robes, could not be found. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is already involved in the case. Details of the incident are being clarified.
