Story By:  Ana Marjanovic, Sub-Editor: Michael Leidig, Agency:  Newsflash

Cops in Russia have arrested a Russian district head’s 21-year-old son for stabbing his mother and older sister to death.

The shocking killings took place in a private residence in Yakutsk – which is famous for being the world’s coldest city – in Russia’s Far Eastern region on 15th June.

Nyurbinsky district head Alexei Innokentiev has so far refused to comment on the tragedy that left his wife, 51, and daughter, 31, dead.

The mother was still alive when the two were found with multiple stab wounds. She was taken to hospital but swiftly succumbed to her injuries.

Investigators seized objects from the property as evidence and the suspect – named as Aisen Innokentiev – was arrested at the scene of the crime.

Prosecutors have since charged him with double murder. The names of his victims have so far been withheld and no possible motive has been given.

In a statement obtained by Newsflash, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) said: “The Investigative Department for the city of Yakutsk of the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) has initiated a criminal case against a 21-year-old boy on the grounds of a crime under paragraph ‘a’ part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – murder of two persons.

“According to the documents in the criminal case file, at about 10pm on 15th June, 2022, the body of a 31-year-old woman with stab wounds and a 51-year-old woman were found in a private house in the city of Yakutsk with multiple stab wounds. The latter was hospitalised in a medical facility but died shortly afterwards.

“The investigative-operational group carried out an inspection, objects that were important for establishing the circumstances of the incident were seized as material evidence.

“The suspect was detained at the scene of the crime, investigators of the regional Investigative Committee are working with him. The investigation is ongoing.”

In another statement obtained by Newsflash, the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) said: “The prosecutor’s office of the republic has taken control of the investigation of the criminal case regarding the murder of two persons in the city of Yakutsk.”

The Prosecutor’s Office added: “Investigations are underway in the case, and the suspect has been arrested.”

Nyurbinsky is a district of the Republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, of which Yakutsk is the capital.

Yakutsk is the coldest city in the world, with temperatures once plummeting to a record low of minus 64.4 degrees centigrade (minus 83.9 degrees Fahrenheit).