Russian police have arrested two teenage girls suspected to have murdered their close friend and former classmate for being ‘too attractive’.
The victim, Viktoria Averina, 17, was found dead at an abandoned building site in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk.
Police said her face had been torn with pieces of broken glass and she was ‘cruelly tortured’ before being strangled to death.
The teen suspects, named only by first names, Lina and Irina, both 16, have told the police that they committed the offence.
“According to the young girls, the victim thought she was more beautiful than her friends.
“During the police interrogation, the girls explained that the victim allegedly abused them because of this. They did not like such behavior,” a state investigator said.
Vika, as the victim was fondly called, was studying at college as a chef until her death.
The girls had been at school together but Vika had left to start a college course as a trainee chef.
The suspects face up to 15 years in jail if convicted.
