Two women were stabbed to death in a gruesome killing in Russia's Kazan, and 'Free! Pussy Riot' [sic] was painted on the wall in what police believe was the victims' blood.
An elderly woman, Farida Zaripova, 76, and her daughter, Liliya Zaripova, 38, were murdered in their apartment in the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan.
The victims' bodies were discovered by their neighbors on Wednesday evening, though the women were most likely killed between August 24 and 26, investigators said. The women's bodies "have been mutilated beyond recognition" by multiple stab wounds, Interfax cited a police source as saying.
"They've been killed very cruelly: the murderer stabbed each of them at least eight to ten times,"
A slogan (Free! Pussy Riot) was painted on the kitchen wall with what is alleged to be the victims' blood. The Russian Investigative Committee (RIC) said the composition of the substance had not yet been confirmed. Detectives and forensic experts are currently combing the crime scene, and police have launched a criminal investigation into the killings.