3 Members of Same Family Discovered Killed in Moscow

Aug. 27, 2014

Three members of the same family were discovered found dead in a private residence in Moscow on Wednesday, Interfax reported.

Around 7 a.m., a man notified police that he had found the body of his 64-year-old father, his 61-year-old mother and his 27-year-old brother in a home in the village of Marushkinskoye in Greater Moscow, Interfax cited an unidentified source in law enforcement as saying.

According to preliminary information, the victims had died less than a day earlier, the report said.

The police press service declined to provide further details but confirmed the discovery of the bodies, Interfax reported.

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